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'''Flag Day''' is an [[American]] observance celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the [[Flag of the United States of America|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. | '''Flag Day''' is an [[American]] observance celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the [[Flag of the United States of America|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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[[Category:Holidays]] | [[Category:Holidays]] | ||
[[Category:United States Holidays]] | [[Category:United States Holidays]] | ||
Revision as of 00:19, March 5, 2023
Flag Day is an 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.
It is not, however, an official holiday where government employees are given the day off.