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Flag Day history

Submitted by Kathy (not verified) on Fri, 06/13/2008 - 5:50am

For Karen Porter and her comment: "Bring flags of all kinds," says CCPM organizer Karen Porter. "African, Irish, American, Peace, Red Cross... all kinds of flags!"...

a bit of history. Flag day is NOT about celebrating diversity, it's about celebrating OUR American flag.

Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by celebrating June 14 as Flag Day. Prior to 1916, many localities and a few states had been celebrating the day for years. Congressional legislation designating that date as the national Flag Day was signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1949; the legislation also called upon the president to issue a flag day proclamation every year.

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