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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]
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.
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 soundtrack to Flag Day features original music by Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard and Cat Power. The first single, "My Father's Daughter" marks the musical debut of Vedder's then-17-year-old daughter Olivia, who also sings lead on the song "There's a Girl". [23] The album with the thirteen-track soundtrack was released on August 20, 2021. [24]
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 ...
Flag Day marks the day, 246 years ago, when Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes as our national American flag. Here's how to display a U.S. flag.
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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.