Flag Day: What it means

Hundreds of park-goers enjoy a day at Six Flags Amusement Park in Agawam, MA. Six Flags New England opened in May 2000, making the theme park the largest in the Northeast. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Newsmakers). Editor's Note: To mark Flag Day, we asked our friends at the Betsy Ross House to fill us in on … Read more

Flag Day Facts

To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as "Flag Day" and requested that the President issue an  To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended … Read more

Flag Day Facts

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Flag Day Facts

Saturday is Flag Day, and the Federal-Postal Coalition has seized upon the annual observance to urge the Office of Personnel Management to issue final regulations for providing flags to the survivors of civil servants who lost their lives on the job deeply concerned: a) she's acting, b) this was, like, eight years ago, so even … Read more

Flag Day Facts

Flag Day started with a pancake breakfast and fun run and continued with booths, games and entertainment in Thiel Park. The highlight of the day was the grand parade down Main Street. The parade was only about six blocks, but it had more than 60 entries. Some of us can't wait until the Fourth of … Read more

Flag Day Facts

Americans observe Flag Day each year on June 14, the day when the Continental Congress first issued the U.S. Flag in 1777. This year's Flag Day is extra special because 2014 also the 200th anniversary year of The Star-Spangled Banner, our national  A review of the history of Flag Day and its importance in the … Read more

Flag Day Facts

Members of the Prairie High School Air Force Junior ROTC presented the flag, and the Celebrate Freedom Band performed the national anthem. Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt read a Flag Day proclamation. And Dale Rex, commander of the Veterans of  A review of the history of Flag Day and its importance in the United States. It … Read more

Flag Day: The power of those broad stripes and bright stars

deeply concerned: a) she's acting, b) this was, like, eight years ago, so even if she weren't acting she would be over it now.) Hope your own flag day is lovely and that your flags, if any, remain undropped. Whatever Days  On National Flag Day, Americans show respect for the U.S. Flag and what it … Read more