Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware ...

July 4, 1776, the thirteen American colonies broke their political connection to the Kingdom of Great Britain by declaring ...

Although the flag was adopted as the country’s official banner in 1777, it took nearly 150 years for it to get its own holiday—something that a lot of people worked to make happen.

Flag Day marks the anniversary of the Stars and Stripes becoming the official United States flag on June 14, 1777, during the throes of the Revolutionary War. Prior to this, ...

In mid-June 2025, a rumor spread on social media claiming that the U.S. Department of Defense ( DOD) shared a Flag Day post ...

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, according to the Library of Congress. Both Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in ...

Flag Day is Saturday, June 14. The Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on June 14, 1777, that stated: “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and ...

The Yazoo Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution observed National Flag Day June 14, 2025 with a Patriotic Display at ...

Flag Day is this weekend and coincides with the military parade scheduled for June 14. Since 1777, the American flag has symbolized freedom and unity for Americans and millions of others worldwide.