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Flag Day was first proposed in 1861 to rally support for the Union side of the American Civil War. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation that designated June 14 as Flag Day. [4] On August 3, 1949, National Flag Day was officially established by an Act of Congress. [5]
The flag was adopted by Parliament on 14 January 2004. [4] Saakashvili formally endorsed it via Presidential Decree No. 31 signed on 25 January, [5] following his election as president. 14 January is annually marked as a Flag Day in Georgia. [4] In 2021, a coin was discovered, minted during the reign of King David IV.
Early states in present-day Georgia, c. 600 to 150 BC. Iberia (Georgian: იბერია, Latin: Iberia and Greek: Ἰβηρία), also known as Iveria (Georgian: ივერია), was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the Georgian kingdom of Kartli [1] (4th century BC – 5th century AD), corresponding roughly to east and south present-day Georgia.
Flag etiquette has long been established to treat the flag with dignity. In 1942, Congress created the U.S. Flag Code , which provides guidelines for displaying and caring for the flag.
A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag. Flag days are usually codified in national statutes passed by legislative bodies or parliaments ; however, in some countries a decree or ...
The history of Georgia in the United States of America spans pre-Columbian time to the present-day U.S. state of Georgia. The area was inhabited by Native American tribes for thousands of years. A modest Spanish presence was established in the late 16th century, mostly centered on Catholic missions. The Spanish had largely withdrawn from the ...
See also: Flags of the U.S. states and territories A 2.00 m × 1.70 m oil painting showing historical US flags. This is a list of flags in the United States describing the evolution of the flag of the United States of America, as well as other flags used within the United States, such as the flags of governmental agencies. There are also separate flags for embassies and ships. National flags ...
Since Mississippi's vote to change their flag design in 2020, the Georgia flag remains one of the few state flags with references to the Confederacy. [4] [5] [6] It is one of three U.S. state flags to include the United States national motto, "In God We Trust", the other two being those of Florida and Mississippi.