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learning more about the history of Flag
Day Flag Day is a day for all Americans
to celebrate and honor their flag its
makers and designers the American flag
is representative of the independence
and unity of the country one nation
under God indivisible the American flag
has a proud and glorious history it was
at the lead of every battle fought by
Americans and many have died protecting
it it even stands proudly on the surface
of the Moon Americans pledge allegiance
to their flag as a promise of loyalty
and devotion to their nation Flag Day is
always celebrated on June 14th because
it was on that day in 1777 that the
Second Continental Congress passed an
act establishing an official flag for
the new nation
the resolution ordered that the flag of
the United States be made up of 13
stripes that alternated between red and
white in addition to a blue field
covered with 13 stars while Flag Day was
celebrated in various communities four
years after President Woodrow Wilson
established it in 1916 it was not until
August 1949 that President harry s
truman signed an act of Congress that
designated June 14th of each year as
National Flag Day while no one knows the
exact origin of the first American flag
some historians believed it was designed
by congressman Francis Hopkinson or sewn
by Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross
today the flag consists of 13 horizontal
stripes 7 red alternating with six white
the stripes represent the original 13
colonies while the stars represent the
50 states of the union the colors of the
flag are also symbolic red signifies
hardiness and valor white denotes purity
and innocence and blue represents
vigilance perseverance and justice the
American flag is a huge part of the
history of the United States to learn
more about US history check out
watchmojo.com
learning more about the history of Flag
Day Flag Day is a day for all Americans
to celebrate and honor their flag its
makers and designers the American flag
is representative of the independence
and unity of the country one nation
under God indivisible the American flag
has a proud and glorious history it was
at the lead of every battle fought by
Americans and many have died protecting
it it even stands proudly on the surface
of the Moon Americans pledge allegiance
to their flag as a promise of loyalty
and devotion to their nation Flag Day is
always celebrated on June 14th because
it was on that day in 1777 that the
Second Continental Congress passed an
act establishing an official flag for
the new nation
the resolution ordered that the flag of
the United States be made up of 13
stripes that alternated between red and
white in addition to a blue field
covered with 13 stars while Flag Day was
celebrated in various communities four
years after President Woodrow Wilson
established it in 1916 it was not until
August 1949 that President harry s
truman signed an act of Congress that
designated June 14th of each year as
National Flag Day while no one knows the
exact origin of the first American flag
some historians believed it was designed
by congressman Francis Hopkinson or sewn
by Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross
today the flag consists of 13 horizontal
stripes 7 red alternating with six white
the stripes represent the original 13
colonies while the stars represent the
50 states of the union the colors of the
flag are also symbolic red signifies
hardiness and valor white denotes purity
and innocence and blue represents
vigilance perseverance and justice the
American flag is a huge part of the
history of the United States to learn
more about US history check out
watchmojo.com
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