Wave our national symbol today; it"s Flag Day! On June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress, the nation"s first official flag was approved. Throughout US history, the flag"s design has changed. In its current arrangement, the 13 stripes represent the original colonies, and the stars stand for the states. The flag was last modified in 1960 when Hawaii became a state, and the number of white stars on a blue background increased from 49 to 50.
Flag Day
Today in History
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It s Bermuda s big day
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Dark skies over New Mexico
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Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Turning darkness into light
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Rainbow Mountain
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A good time in the Badlands
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Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Atlantic puffin, Iceland
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A cry for independence
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Fresh water on the Silk Road
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A history of Vinland
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High alpine color in Colorado
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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Dressed for winter fun
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Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
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Agüero, Huesca province, Spain
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World Lake Day in the Faroe Islands
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Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska
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International Haiku Poetry Day
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Summer solstice
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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Frankenstein Friday
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