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Flag Day, June 14, 2017
June 14, 2017
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ISSUE:
- patriotism
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On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, passed the Flag Act of 1777, a resolution creating an official flag for a new nation still struggling to gain its independence...
Read more on the history of Flag Day.
And from the History Channel HERE.
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