1777 — now observed as Flag Day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The act stated, "That the Flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white ...

For the first time, our nation's American flag was flown in battle, on this day in history, Sept. 3, 1777, during a ...

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VIRGINIA (WDBJ) - Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued a flag order for ... POW/MIA Recognition Day, Friday, September 20, 2024 ...

Congress established Patriot Day shortly ... staff in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs website. That includes: Memorial Day, when the flag should be ...

While his effort failed, the “Join or Die” flag that Franklin designed ... He was also responsible for establishing ...

U.S.A., U.S.A., PART 1: The flag of the United States was flown in battle for the first time on this day in 1777, at Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware, during the American Revolution. The battle site is ...

1. c: The printed copies distributed to state delegations and others originally bore just two signatures: those of Congress ...