The U.S. flag was adopted on this day in history, June 14, 1777 — a day that would become known as "Flag Day" more than a century later. A symbol of freedom to many throughout history, the American ...

CELEBRATING FLAG DAY IN STOCKTON TODAY. THE AMERICAN FLAG AND PRISONERS OF WAR MISSING IN ACTION. FLAGS WERE OUT AND THEY WERE RAISED OUTSIDE THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. FLAG DAY ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — June 14 is Flag Day. It's been that way since 1777 when the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag with 13 red and white alternating stripes along with 13 stars to represent ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Tuesday is Flag Day, a holiday marking the date the Second Continental Congress created the first American Flag. To celebrate, an event was held at the State House with the ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On September 3, 1777, the United States flag waved in battle for the first time. Patriot General William Maxwell raised the Betsy Ross flag at Cooch’s Bridge in Maryland. The ...

• On Sept. 3, 1777, the American flag is flown in battle for the first time, during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch’s Bridge in Maryland. On June 14, the Continental Congress had resolved that ...

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