WOODROW WILSON ESTABLISHED FLAG DAY BY PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION IN 1916
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) Flag Day was established by a proclamation signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. National Flag Day was established by Congress in 1949.
The Continental Congress adopted the Flag on June 14, 1777 by stipulating that "the flag of the United States shall be 13 alternate stripes red and white" and "that the Union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation."
In his first year as president, John F. Kennedy issued a proclamation directing that the flag of the United States be displayed on all government buildings on June 14, 1961. The proclamation reads....
"The American flag is emblematic of a Nation indivisible although its people are of diverse ethnic strains, races and religions.
Our flag symbolizes the ideals of freedom, justice and brotherhood which are deeply rooted in our political and spiritual traditions and which have helped our country become a land of progress and a rampart of liberty."
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) Flag Day was established by a proclamation signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. National Flag Day was established by Congress in 1949.
The Continental Congress adopted the Flag on June 14, 1777 by stipulating that "the flag of the United States shall be 13 alternate stripes red and white" and "that the Union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation."
In his first year as president, John F. Kennedy issued a proclamation directing that the flag of the United States be displayed on all government buildings on June 14, 1961. The proclamation reads....
"The American flag is emblematic of a Nation indivisible although its people are of diverse ethnic strains, races and religions.
Our flag symbolizes the ideals of freedom, justice and brotherhood which are deeply rooted in our political and spiritual traditions and which have helped our country become a land of progress and a rampart of liberty."
Flag Day Poster
June 14, 1917
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