Cord Byrd: “Tomorrow is Flag Day. Now, from time to time, I speak on events such as Flag Day, these national holidays--Independence…”

“Tomorrow is Flag Day. Now, from time to time, I speak on events such as Flag Day, these national holidays--Independence Day, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Columbus Day, and so on. When I first came to the Congress, now over a half century ago, there were Senators and there were Members of the House who spoke on these subjects. I do not see much of that anymore. So I try to preserve that way of Senate tradition, talking about these days every year as they come along. It enables us to be still and know and to remember the things that are our heritage, the things that made America great. Mr. President, since 1885, Americans have observed Flag Day on June 14. In 1949, President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14 of each year as National Flag Day. That day, June 14, which this year falls on Saturday, was chosen because it was on June 14, 1777, that the Continental Congress adopted the Flag Act establishing an official flag for the new Nation.”