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Commemorates the day the flag was first flown, on September 3, 1901 [7] Azerbaijan: November 9: State Flag Day [8] Belarus: Second Sunday of May: Day of the National Emblem and the National Flag [9] (May 11, 2025. For the next year, the date will be on April 10, 2026) Bolivia: August 17
The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore, Maryland, birthplace of the 1813 flag that inspired Francis Scott Key (1779–1843) to pen his famous poem a year later, has celebrated Flag Day since 1927. In that year, a museum was created in the home of flag-banner-pennant maker Mary Pickersgill on the historic property. [citation needed]
The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag (e.g. the flag of Libya). The year the current flag design first came into use is listed in the third column.
An earlier version of the American flag's current design was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, though the date wouldn't be celebrated until a hundred years later.
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We can date Flag Day's importance all the way back to 1777, when the Continental Congress passed a resolution that stated America must have an official flag to represent the nation and its' people ...
A U.S. general said in a memo on Friday that he believes the country will be at war with China by 2025, according to several outlets that obtained a copy of the communication. “I hope I am wrong ...
June 15–July 13 – The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will take place in 11 cities across the United States. May 5 – Sean "Diddy" Combs is scheduled to be put on trial for sex trafficking crimes. [80] October 14 – Microsoft has set the retirement (end-of-life) date for its Windows 10 operating system on this date.