Happy Flag Day
OLD GLORY
This 2006 photograph provided by the State of Tennessee shows the flag known as Old Glory. More than 140 years after the flag became a legend when it was flown to celebrate the capture of Nashville from Confederate forces in 1862, Old Glory will spend Flag Day resting safely under glass at the Tennessee State Museum.
The Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one Nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
NEWSBYTES
The History Of Flag Day
(usflag.org) -- The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America's birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as 'Flag Birthday'. In numerous magazines and newspaper articles and public addresses over the following years, Cigrand continued to enthusiastically advocate the observance of June 14 as 'Flag Birthday', or 'Flag Day'.
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This 2006 photograph provided by the State of Tennessee shows the flag known as Old Glory. More than 140 years after the flag became a legend when it was flown to celebrate the capture of Nashville from Confederate forces in 1862, Old Glory will spend Flag Day resting safely under glass at the Tennessee State Museum.I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one Nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
NEWSBYTES
The History Of Flag Day
(usflag.org) -- The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America's birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as 'Flag Birthday'. In numerous magazines and newspaper articles and public addresses over the following years, Cigrand continued to enthusiastically advocate the observance of June 14 as 'Flag Birthday', or 'Flag Day'.
Tags: Flag, United States, America, Patriotism, USA, Flag Day
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and Politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life, Culture, Tension
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