Today is Flag Day in the United States of America

Article Title: Today is Flag Day in the United States of America

Article Excerpt: "June 14th is observed as Flag Day each year because on June 14, 1777 the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes for the flag of the United States. The first national observance of Flag Day took place 100 years after the original resolution on June 14, 1877. ... Flag Day a permanent observance you as you can see in 36 U.S.C. 110. The custom of flying flags 24 hours a day over the east and west fronts of the Capitol building started during World War I. ..."

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