(AP) – Thursday is Flag Day, marking the date in 1777 when Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes. Some facts about the U.S. flag: _ President William Taft issued an executive order in 1912 dictating ...

While Saturday marks the date of a military parade in Washington, D.C. Army's 250th anniversary, which coincides with Trump's 79th birthday, it also marks the observance of a lesser-known holiday.

Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year, commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag's design in 1777. While not a federal holiday, Flag Day 2025 falls on a Saturday. The holiday's origins trace ...

On June 14, 1777, a banner of red, white, and blue was woven into history when the Second Continental Congress passed the First Flag Resolution, making our beloved Stars and Stripes the official flag ...

On June 14, we will not only be saluting the Army's 250th year with President Donald Trump's military parade in downtown Washington, D.C., we will also be celebrating America's symbol of freedom: the ...

Flag Day is described thusly by no less than the Associated Press: The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, ...