Happy Flag Day! (What the hell is Flag Day?)
June 14 / 7AM
In case you're wondering (and you're probably not):
In the United States, Flag Day (more formally, National Flag Day), is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.
In 1916, Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.
Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, though on June 14, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first (and only) U.S. state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday.
Title 36 of the US Code is the official statute on Flag Day, however it is at the President's discretion to officially proclaim the observance.
The largest Flag Day parade is held annually in Troy, NY.
Of course it's in Troy, NY!. Who doesn't know about the world famous, world's largest Flag Day parade in Troy, NY?!?
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