These colors don't run
In celebration of flag day, I thought I'd share some information about this day in history:
On this day in 1777 The Continental Congress approved the stars and stripes design for our national flag. However, June 14 wasn't officially recognized as a holiday until President Wilson issued a proclamation declaring the day "Flag Day" in 1916.
Nationalistic sentiment also played a role in 1985 on this day as TWA flight 847 was hijacked by Hezbollah jihadists.
Also notable- nice day for tennis, happy birthday steffi graf!
posted by aerin at 11:25 AM
3 Comments:
Happy birthday to my dearest Steffi, from your beloved Pete. I am insanely sad that we can't play a match today...soon, my dear. soon.
Pete~
my strings ache to meet your backhand.
hearts,
steffi
ahhh flag day, the holiday whoose origins I WAS most curious about, now the mystery is solved.
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