Flag Day, like other notable and patriotic celebrations, will be observed (once again) on June 14. Here's what we have learned about the holiday.

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in a proclamation the next year that the U.S. flag symbolizes freedom and “protection from tyranny.”

President Woodrow Wilson and President Calvin Coolidge each issued presidential proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as Flag Day, according to the VA. On Aug. 3, 1949, Congress approved the national observance of Flag Day, and President Harry Truman signed it into law.

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation," according to the Smithsonian.

More than 75 years after Flag Day became U.S. law, the stars and stripes grab our gaze these days in constant portraits of how Americans see their country’s promise — sometimes dotted along historic graves of military veterans, draped upside down over a protester, or painted on a barn.

President Trump proclaims June 14, 2025, as Flag Day, urging Americans to display the flag and honor its historical significance.

In recognition of the city's 400th anniversary, this year's Flag Day parade is billed as the biggest and best yet. Here's a look at how the celebration will take place on Saturday, June 14. Quincy’s Flag Day celebration begins at 6 p.

As of this writing, Pete Hegseth's Department of Defense still has their tweet up celebrating 'Flag Day' with two Russian flags. No explanation has been given, nor has their tweet been taken down.

Flag Day was proclaimed 100 years ago by President Woodrow Wilson in a speech May 30, 1916. Almost exactly 60 years later - on April 25, 1976 - Rick Monday of the Chicago Cubs raced across Dodgers Stadium’s outfield and snatched up a U.S. flag that two people were trying to burn.

A US Flag Day greeting posted on the Pentagon's official account has caused surprise because of the presence of two elements resembling Russian flags in the graphic. Source: European Pravda Details: The Pentagon's X (Twitter) page posted a Flag Day greeting on Saturday and a call to honour "the emblem of our nation and the stars and stripes that