Our Beloved American Flag
In 1776, George Washington asked a young seamstress named Betsy Ross to create the first American Flag.
On June 14, 1777 The Second Continental Congress passed a flag resolution stating that, “the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.”
Flag day was first nationally observed on June 14, 1877. Toward the end of the 19th century, schoolteachers across America started to hold patriotic events to commemorate Flag Day, in an effort to teach their students about American History. One of these teachers, Bernard Cigrand (along with other patriotic groups), lobbied for Congress to make Flag Day an officially recognized holiday. And, in 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation to make June 14 our “National Flag Day.”
“The belief in man, created free, in the image of God – is the crucial difference between ourselves and the enemies we face…God of the free…grant us victory over the tyrants who would enslave all free men.” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Flag Day, 1942
Over the last 245 years, the American flag has gone over several changes to become what it is today, but it remains the symbol of liberty and justice for all.
When we see our beloved American Flag flying high, may we remember how our great nation was founded on these truths of liberties. May we stand true to our flag and the nation that it represents!
Written by Leanne4freedom
This post is dedicated to the memory of my Grandma who was born on June 14, 1941. She was the granddaughter of Italian Immigrants and loved America.
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