Today is Flag Day which commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777.
Flag Day
Picture of the Day for June 14, 2022
On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution stating the design of the flag. In 1885, Bernard Cigrand, a small-town Wisconsin teacher, held the first recognized formal observance of Flag Day at Stony Hill School in Waubeka and is credited with being the “Father of Flag Day” and President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as Flag Day in 1916.
Flag Day
Picture of the Day for June 14, 2018
A few more flags may have been flying in the air today to celebrate Flag Day, which commemorates the day when the flag’s design of 13 alternating red and white stripes and 13 white stars over blue was finalized on June 14, 1777. The origin of Flag Day has been accredited to different people, including several school teachers, but it wasn’t official until 1949 when Congress permanently established June 14 as National Flag Day.
Flag Day
Picture of the Day for November 11, 2016
Today on this Veterans Day, we remember all persons who have served in the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o’clock in the morning—the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918.
Veterans Day
Picture of the Day for July 4, 2016
Since 1776, the Fourth of July or Independence Day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence. The holiday activities range from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues.
Independence isn’t always very easy, and when the initial battles in the Revolutionary War broke out in early 1775, few colonists desired complete independence from Great Britain but soon the sentiments changed for independence. The young birds sitting in the tree branches this morning hollering for food aren’t quite ready for independence as they depend on their parents yet but soon they will venture out in the world on their own.
Gaining Independence
Picture of the Day for May 30, 2016
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer vacation, with trips, camping, picnics and other summer fun. Some people will celebrate the true reason for the holiday – to remember the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and was celebrated on May 30. Renamed to Memorial Day, the holiday has been moved to the last Monday of May to create a three day weekend. But this year, the holiday lands on the traditional date of Decoration Day, so I hope people remember all of the soldiers who have died while serving in the country’s armed forces as they enjoy the long weekend.
Remembering the Fallen Soldiers
Picture of the Day for September 11, 2015
Remembering all those who lost their lives and whose lives were impacted on that unforgettable day when terrorist attacks were carried out on September 11, 2001.
Remembering 9/11
Picture of the Day for June 14, 2015
The earliest reference to the suggestion of a “Flag Day” was by Victor Morris of Connecticut, where the city of Hartford observed that day in 1861 but it did not become a tradition.
Bernard J. Cigrand generally is credited with being the “Father of Flag Day,” with the Chicago Tribune noting that he “almost singlehandedly” established the holiday. A grade school teacher in Waubeka, in eastern Wisconsin, Cigrand held the first recognized formal observance of Flag Day at the Stony Hill School in 1885. From the late 1880s on, Cigrand spoke on the need for the annual observance of a flag day on June 14, the day in 1777 that the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes.
In 1916, inspired by Cigrand’s actions, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 to be Flag Day, but the day was not officially established by an Act of Congress until 1949.
Flag Day
Picture of the Day for July 4, 2014
The Fourth of July in the United States is a holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. For most it means picnics, barbecues and fireworks.
It is a nice day here for those types of activities but the only thing I wish was that the mosquitoes would declare their independence and stay the heck away from me!
Celebrating the 4th
Picture of the Day for June 14, 2014
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. Any date can have many events or memories associated with it, since also on June 14 in 1775, the U.S. Army was founded and in 1900, Hawaii becomes a United States territory. And for those who like Bourbon, on June 14, 1789, whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
Each date also has notable (and not so famous) births, deaths, and anniversaries. For June 14, Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist was born in 1811 and Burl Ives, American actor and singer was born in 1909 and I have sung many of his songs over the years. In 1926, Mary Cassatt, American painter, died at the age of 82 and is remembered for Impressionist paintings of women and intimate bonds between mothers and children. Other deaths on June 14 are remembered, but the name might not be remembered fondly, like Benedict Arnold, who died in 1801 and his name is associated with a traitor.
And besides being Flag Day for the United States flag, another flag was first raised on June 14, 1846 in the birthplace of American California, since a group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California where the Bear Flag Revolt took place and a Bear Flag was first raised, proclaiming independence from Mexican rule. Sonoma served as the capital of the short-lived California Republic until the United States Stars and Stripes flag was raised during the Mexican-American war.
So June 14, like any day, holds many memories; past, present and future ones for everyone. For me, June 14 is the anniversary of my grandfather’s death, the wedding anniversary of dear friends, and a wedding ceremony today for my cousin.
Flag Day
