Flag Day commemorates the adoption by resolution by the Second Continental Congress of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777.
Fun fact found on history.com:
"Bernard Cigrand, a small-town Wisconsin teacher, originated the idea for an annual flag day, to be celebrated across the country every June 14, in 1885.
"That year, he led his school in the first formal observance of the holiday. Cigrand, who later changed careers and practiced dentistry in Illinois, continued to promote his concept and advocate respect for the flag throughout his life."
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