FLAG DAY: WHY WE CELEBRATE ON JUNE 14

FLAG DAY: WHY WE CELEBRATE ON JUNE 14

President harry Truman signed flag day’s permanent observance into law in 1949. The stars and stripes was authorized by congress on june 14, 1777, according to the national flag day foundation in the fifth item on the agenda that day. The entry in the journal of the continental congress reads resolved that the flag of the thirteen united states be thirteen strips alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars white in a blue field representing a new constellation.

In 1885, Bernard john cigrand a 19-year old teacher in a one-room waubeka, Wisconsin, place a 10 inch 38-star flag in an inkwell and had his students write essays on what the flag meant to them.

OFFICIAL ADOPTION

He called june 14^th the flag’s birthday. Stony hill school is now a historical site. President Woodrow wilon issued the flag day proclamation on may 30, 1916.

President harry Truman later signed flag day permanent observance into law in 1949.

Flags should be displayed from sunrise to sunset on buildings and flagpoles. If you’re feeling extra patriotic, you can fly the flag 24-hours a day if the flag is properly illuminated. Thinking about doing a DIY outfit to show your patriotism. According to U.S flag code, no parts of the flag should be used as sportwear or costume. Instead, opt for a patch or a lapel flag pin, which should be word over your heart.

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