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[[Image:Kljghlkjkh.png|thumb|right|The American flag.]] | [[Image:Kljghlkjkh.png|thumb|right|The American flag.]] | ||
| − | '''Flag Day''' is a [[United States|American]] observance celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the [[Flag of the United States|Stars and Stripes]] by the [[Second Continental Congress]] in 1777. President [[Harry Truman]] signed an Act of [[Congress]] designating June | + | '''Flag Day''' is a [[United States|American]] observance celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the [[Flag of the United States|Stars and Stripes]] by the [[Second Continental Congress]] in 1777. President [[Harry Truman]] signed an Act of [[Congress]] designating June 14 of each year as National Flag Day in 1949. |
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Revision as of 04:48, July 12, 2016
Flag Day is a American observance celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by the Second Continental Congress in 1777. President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14 of each year as National Flag Day in 1949.