Cord Byrd: “the first national observance of Flag Day occurred on June 14, 1877, when Congress ordered that the flag be flown over…”

“the first national observance of Flag Day occurred on June 14, 1877, when Congress ordered that the flag be flown over public buildings every June 14. June 14 officially became National Flag Day when President Truman signed an act of Congress on August 3, 1949. This year marks the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Flag Act resolution on June 14, 1777. What a historic day this is, June 14. The resolution was a model of simplicity in just 32 words: Resolved that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternative red and white; that the Union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation. Thus, was our national flag established. The last phrase ``representing a new constellation'' carries tremendous weight in just four words. The new United States of America was truly a new constellation in the firmament of nation states, and it blazes just as brightly today, 225 years later.”