Flag Day in American is celebrated to commemorate the day in 1777 when American adopted the Stars and Stripes flag to be her official flag.

We celebrate Flag Day on June 14th each year. Individuals and businesses hang flags outside. You will see flag poles all over the nation flying the Stars and Stripes. Some patriotic organizations will also honor the flag by having a parade or other Flag Day celebrations.

Congress first asked all public buildings to fly the flag on June 14, 1877, to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of selecting the Stars and Stripes as our flag. William T. Kerr of Pittsburg and Bernard J. Cigrand of Waubeka, Wis., were early leaders who held campaigns to celebrate Flag Day. The governor of New York proclaimed Flag Day an official celebration for the first time in 1897. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation in 1916 to establish Flag Day as a annual national celebration. President Harry S. Truman signed the National Flag Day bill in 1949, thereby recognizing June 14 as the official Flag Day in America.

Information from Word Book Millennium 2000

FLAG LINKS

My American Flag

I Am The Flag
Mr.Flag Maker - An address given by Mr. Franklin K. Lane

Betsy Ross and the American flag
I AM THE FLAG
Flag Rules and Regulations

First Flag Flown at Independence Hall
The Importance of Flag Day

The National Flag Day Foundation, Inc.
Celebrate Holidays in the U.S.A. - Flag Day June 14
Annie's "Flag Day Welcome Page"
The Claremont Institute - The Importance of Flag Day
A Capital Fourth - Flag Day
The Flag of the United States
The Flag Day - Holidayspot.com
Holiday Insights - Flag Day

CHILDREN'S LINKS

Education World - Lesson Planning:A Salute to Flag Day!
ChildFun.com -Flag Day June 14
Flag Day-World Holiday,Top Education
Stoney School House - Ozark County, Wisconsin
Flag Day Quest
US Flag Day Crafts - KinderCrafts

RECIPES

Quick Menu for Flag Day
Stars and Stripes Cake

OTHER PATRIOTIC DAYS

Independence Day
PATRIOTISM IS ALIVE IN AMERICA!

The Day America Cried!

CLIPART-GRAPHICS-CARDS

Billy Bear's Flag Clipart
Free Flags for Web Site

Flag Day Wallpapers
JS Online: American Flag Wallpapers

Flag Day Cards from 123Greetings.com
All Yours Greeting Cards

United We Stand - Crafts and Collectibles