What 'day' is June 14, 2025? ... On June 9, 1966, Congress authorized the U.S. president by joint resolution to annual proclaim National Flag Week during the week of June 14.

The first national observance of Flag Day was on June 14, 1877 — 100 years after the Continental Congress adopted the resolution, according to the National Constitution Center.

What is Flag Day? Why celebrate Flag Day? June 14 commemorates the date in 1777 when the U.S. approved Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars and Stripes as our national flag.

President Woodrow Wilson, in 1916, and President Calvin Coolidge, in 1927, issued proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as National Flag Day. On Aug. 3, 1949, ...

In 1877 the first Flag Day was celebrated, 100 years after the Continental Congress adopted the flag. In 1949, President Harry Truman officially made Flag Day a day of national observance.

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777. While observed nationally, Flag Day is not a federal holiday, though Pennsylvania recognizes it as a state holiday.

On this day in history, June 14, 1777, the nation adopted the U.S. flag. Here's more on the history and iterations of the U.S. flag — and what some presidents have said about this symbol of freedom.

Flag Day celebrates the history of the U.S. flag annually on June 14. ... Over three decades later, President Harry Truman signed into law in 1949 designating June 14 as the national Flag Day.

Flag Day is this Friday, but why is it celebrated on June 14? Since 1777, the American flag has represented freedom and unity for Americans and millions of others.

Additional Apollo missions, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17, also featured an astronaut placing a flag on the moon. Stay with KTBS as we continue to count down to Flag Day Saturday, June 14.

On Saturday, June 14, the Alabama Department of Archives and History lawn will become the gathering place for Montgomery's first No Kings Day protest.. The event is part of a nationwide day of ...

The first national observance of Flag Day was on June 14, 1877 — 100 years after the Continental Congress adopted the resolution, according to the National Constitution Center. Advertisement ...