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Mercury One 6/14/2013 On June 14, 1777 “The Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that “the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” The national flag, which became known as the […] June 14th, 2013 | Tags: Betsy Ross, Continental Congress, Stars and Stripes | Category: American Revolutionary War, History | Comments are closed
14 June 2010 From Wikipedia: In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as […] June 14th, 2010 | Tags: Betsy Ross, Flag Day | Category: History, United States | Comments are closed
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