Today we celebrate the American flag on this holiday, Flag Day. In 1777, the Continental Congress established an official flag for our country. Congress required that "the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." Over the years, the design has changed to represent the addition of states to the union. President Truman officially declared Flag Day a national holiday in 1949; however, Americans had been celebrating the unofficial holiday since the late 1800s.
Read more about Flag Day from the Library of Congress.
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