Windsor City Council has adopted a new policy on flag-raisings, proclamations and building illuminations after deferring a ...

Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge issued Flag Day proclamations in 1916 and 1927, respectively, but it wasn't until 1949 that that Flag Day was approved by Congress as national observance.

At the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, December 9, Brock Township Council reviewed a report presented by Communications and Tourism Coordinator Tamra Kaiser, proposing updates to the ...

“We always get questions about this but Cigrand is recognized as the father of Flag Day as he lived in Batavia at the time of President Wilson’s first official 1916 proclamation for Flag Day ...

President Woodrow Wilson issued the Flag Day proclamation on May 30, 1916. President Harry Truman later signed Flag Day's permanent observance into law in 1949.

Presidential endorsements provided critical momentum during the early 20th century. President Woodrow Wilson issued the first presidential proclamation in 1916, calling for the observance of June 14 ...

Truman also directed, in a proclamation, that the U.S. flag be displayed on all government buildings on that day. See American flag designs throughout history ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -June 14 is Flag Day. An early celebration took place Friday morning at the Greene County Courthouse. The celebration included a presentation by the Ozark Mountain Chapter ...