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  National Flag Day
Filed under:
Revolution Era
Event date:
Saturday, June 14, 2008 (This event repeats every year)
Description:

On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the U.S. flag. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially declared June 14 as National Flag Day.