Flag Day

There is a symbol that every country in the world has as a source of pride for its citizens. It displays the country’s colors, and can be seen in parades, schools, and more places than any other national symbol. There it is, at the top of that tall pole, it’s the flag.

Every country has a flag as its national symbol. Like people, these flags are all unique in some way but they all mean the same thing. A country’s flag tells the story of that country. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress of the United States of American passed the Flag Resolution, creating an official flag for the new country.

The new flag had 13 stripes, one for each of the 13 colonies and a field of blue with 13 stars in the top left-hand corner. Since then, the flag has changed 26 times as new stars were added when new states were added to the union. The flag we now have still has 13 stripes, seven red and six white and in the corner is a field of blue, but now it has 50 white stars, one for each U. S. state.The color red signifies hardiness and valour, white signifies purity and innocence and blue signifies vigilance, perseverance and justice.

The History of Flag Day

On June 14th of every year the United States celebrates Flag Day. June 14th is the day that the American flag was adopted. The first official flag day was held in 1916 in Pennsylvania. That was 104 years ago! People still celebrate June 14th as a way to show that they love their country. Showing that you love your country is called patriotism.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

President Benjamin Harrison wanted something special written for the flag to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of America. Francis Bellamy wrote the whole program for the ceremony including the pledge. The pledge was first published September 8, 1892. It is still recited every morning at most schools in the United States.