On June 14 each year, Americans celebrate Flag Day, an annual commemoration of the adoption of the United States flag by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
The flag of the United States, nicknamed “Old Glory,” was adopted on June 14, 1777, as a symbol of liberation from British colonial rule and the hopes of the nascent republic.
Read on to find out the date of Flag Day and how to celebrate the National Day.
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Flag Day date
The first “American” flag, known as The Continental Colors, was created in 1775 as a signal to unite the colonists at war with the British during the American Revolution. However, George Washington, the first president of the American Republic, considered it too similar to the British Union flag and sought to redesign it.
On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress of the newly independent United States of America created the “Star-Spangled Banner” we know today. The flag resolution read: “It is resolved that the flag of the United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternating between red and white; that the union shall be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”
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June 14 was only officially established as Flag Day in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson; On August 3, 1949, Flag Day was designated by an Act of Congress. Flag Day is not a federal holiday, which means that federal government employees do not get paid time off.
How is Flag Day celebrated?
Parades and ceremonial national flag raising are usual on Flag Day. The week beginning June 14 (June 12-18, 2022) has been designated as “National Flag Week”, during which the flag must be displayed on all government buildings.
The National Flag Day Foundation annually celebrates Flag Day on the second Sunday of June with flag-raising ceremonies, the recitation of allegiance and the chanting of the national anthem.
Fun facts about the US flag
- In 1885, Bernard Segrand, a teacher in a small town in Wisconsin, came up with the idea of having an annual day to celebrate the American flag across the United States. That year, on June 14, Sigrand led the first official holiday revival at his school.
- It is widely believed that a woman, Betsy Ross, made the first American flag, although there is no historical evidence that she contributed to its creation.
- The 50-star American flag we know today was designed by 17-year-old Bob Heft in the 1950s. Haft recast the flag by adding two stars to represent the newly listed states of Alaska and Hawaii.
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