Did you know that a school teacher started the idea of an annual holiday honoring the American flag? Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th every year. In classrooms, teachers display miniature flags of United States of America as well as flags of the world to identify the different international flags. World flags are mainly associated with geographical regions, countries and nations. But if you look around, you will find them as symbols of many other walks of life.
Flag Day celebrates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes. This day was chosen because on June 14, 1777 the Continental Congress approved the design of the national flag. Seamstress Betsy Ross was commissioned to create the new flag for the new nation. President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation in 1916 making June 14th Flag Day. Over the past years the flag has changed 27 times. The last change was on July 4, 1960 to include the 50th state, Hawaii. The thirteen stripes on the flag represent the thirteen original colonies and the colors of the stripes, red and white, stand for the courage and purity of our nation. The stars stand for the fifty separate but united states of our nation. Flag Day is a great day to teach younger generations the significance of our flag. Have a happy Flag Day!
