Flag Day Celebrated
June 14, 1777 Today is Flag Day! On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14. Many Americans celebrate Flag Day by displaying the Red, White and Blue in front of homes and businesses. The day commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
(http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_birth_1.html)
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