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Flag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14 in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. [ 1] The Flag Resolution stated "That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen ...
Juneteenth National Independence Day. Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid ...
February 15: Susan B. Anthony Day. March 10: Harriet Tubman Day. March 19: National Day of Honor [5] March 25: Greek Independence Day [6] March 29: National Vietnam War Veterans Day [7] [8] March 31: Cesar Chavez Day [9] March 31: Transgender Day of Visibility [10] April 6: National Tartan Day.
Each June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation's most enduring symbol, celebrating Flag Day, a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans. Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777 ...
On this day 246 years ago, Congress created our national flag by commemorating Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes. There have been a total of 27 variations in flag design over the years ...
Jun. 13—"One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation, evermore!" — Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. —When I was growing up and going to parochial school in the 1960s, classes started each ...
The two most important holidays for Haitian Americans are Haitian Independence Day and Haitian Flag Day. [ 2] Date. English name. Local name (in French) Remarks. 1 January. New Year's Day and Independence Day. Nouvel an / Jour de l'an / Premier de l'a et Jour de l'Indépendance.
Week containing June 14 National Flag Week Calls upon the people of the U.S. to display the American flag. 36 U.S.C. § 122: September 17–23 Constitution Week: Invites the people of the U.S. to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787. 36 U.S.C. § 108