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It was the first formal observance of Flag Day. [11] In 1995, the National Flag Day Foundation constructed the Americanism Center in Waubeka. A 13,000-square-foot facility on fifteen acres of land, the center serves as the foundation's headquarters and also houses a museum with an extensive collection of patriotic memorabilia, military uniforms ...
WAUBEKA, Wis. (AP) — Each June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation's most enduring symbol, celebrating Flag Day, a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans. But this unincorporated Wisconsin town about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of Milwaukee takes the day seriously.
It was the first formal observance of Flag Day. [12] In 1995, the National Flag Day Foundation constructed the Americanism Center in Waubeka. A 13,000-square-foot facility on fifteen acres of land, the center serves as the foundation's headquarters and also houses a museum with an extensive collection of patriotic memorabilia, military uniforms ...
Cigrand began specially honoring the flag on June 14, 1885, at the school, the anniversary of the flag's adoption. In 1916, inspired by Cigrand's actions, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 to be Flag Day, though the day was not officially established by an Act of Congress until 1949, and Cigrand became known as the "Father of Flag Day ...
Flag Day isn't a federal holiday, but it has been celebrated for over a century. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as a day of national observance in 1916, according to the U.S. General ...
The school has been restored, and a bust of Cigrand also honors him at the National Flag Day Americanism Center in Waubeka. He moved to Chicago to attend dental school and, in June 1886, first publicly proposed an annual observance of the birth of the United States flag in an article titled "The Fourteenth of June," published in the Chicago ...
President Obama announced Wednesday that 450 additional military trainers would be sent to Iraq in the fight against ISIS as U.S. forces open a fifth base in Iraq dedicated to training Iraqi soldiers.
The day after the election, current President Barack Obama spoke to the nation about president-elect Donald Trump. Obama had been campaigning for Hillary Clinton in the weeks leading up to the ...