As we celebrate Flag Day, take a moment to reflect on the significance of this revered emblem. Sign up for our Newsletters. The American flag, also known as the Stars and Stripes, consists of ...

Before fireworks and flag pins, Flag Day was a grassroots movement. Here’s how one educator’s passion for the Stars and Stripes sparked a national holiday.

Flag Day is an unofficial federal holiday that commemorates the American flag's adoption in 1777. Here are 10 facts you should know about the day of tribute.

June 14 is Flag Day, commemorating Congress’ adoption of the red-white-and-blue flag with 13 stars on June 14, 1777. President Harry S. Truman designated the day as National Flag Day in 1949.

Five stars were added to the flag on July 4, 1890, the biggest change in 71 years - reflecting the addition of North Dakota and South Dakota on Nov. 2, 1889, Montana on Nov. 8, 1889, Washington on ...

June 14 is Flag Day, commemorating Congress’ adoption of the red-white-and-blue flag with 13 stars on June 14, 1777. President Harry S. Truman designated the day as National Flag Day in 1949.

June 14 is Flag Day.The national observance commemorates the adoption by Congress of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, according to the National Flag Day ...

Wrong. Right. The "Stars and Bars" refers to the first national flag of the Confederate States of America, adopted in 1861.

Today, June 14, is Flag Day, a time set aside to honor the Stars and Stripes and the role the flag has played in American history. The date of the commemoration is significant. June 14 is observed ...

Before the 50-star flag design of today was chosen, more than 3,000 design submissions from Americans flooded the White House during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency.

On Flag Day, 2025, the holiday will serve as a reminder to Americans of who they are together and the most basic rules that helped found the country. The design of the flag, with its 50 stars, has ...