1
“PRSRT.STD.” US POSTAGE PAID NO. 486 PRINCETON, IL 61356 SHAW MEDIA
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Long may it wave Flag Day is celebrated on Sunday, June 14, which commemorates the adoption of the United States flag, which happened on that day in 1777, by the Second Continental Congress. Even though the day is not an official federal holiday, the President of the United States is the one who officially proclaims the observance of this special day. The first Flag Day was made official in 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation and made the day official. In August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an act of Congress. Pennsylvania was the first U.S. state to celebrate the day on June 14, 1937. The flag of the United States of America has 13 horizontal stripes alternating red and white with a blue rectangle bearing 50 white, five-pointed stars. Those stars represent the 50 states, and the 13 stripes represent the 13 colonies. Nicknames include “Stars and Stripes,” “Old Glory” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Since 1977, the design of the flag has been officially modified 26 times since 1777. The first American flag was made of hemp. IV Scene photo/Terri Simon
Vol. 9 No. 47