Flag Day and The Star-Spangled Banner
June 13, 2014
American History, American Studies, Baltimore, Regional-Chesapeake Bay, Uncategorized, Washington
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Guest post by Ralph Eshelman and Burt Kummerow On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by celebrating June 14 as…