2021-06-12 07:00:00
Every June 14, Flag Day is celebrated in the United States to commemorate the date the country adopted the famous stars and stripes.However, the holiday is not recognized as an official holiday, but is widely celebrated throughout the country in various ways.
A nivel federal, Flag Day is not recognized as an official holiday, however, in one of the 50 states of the country it is. Here we explain what it is.
What state recognizes Flag Day as a holiday?
In 1777, the Second Continental Congress selected what would become the American flag., at that time, with 13 stripes and 13 stars. The celebration was officially recognized by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and by President Calvin Coolidge in 1927.
On May 7, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first state to recognize Flag Day as an official holiday. Currently, this state continues to be the only one to recognize it.
Although former Presidents Wilson and Coolidge had already acknowledged the celebration, it was until on August 3, 1949 that Congress approved the national observance and President Harry Truman signed into law the observance of Flag Day every June 14.
Flag of the United States: How many stars and stripes does it have?
The first model of the flag chosen in 1777 had 13 stripes and 13 stars, one for each of the founding colonies.: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Years later it was decided to place a star for each of the states of the American Union. In 1795 the flag was modified for the first time to include two starsso they joined Kentucky y Vermont.
The flag was modified 26 times until 1960 when the 50th star was included when Hawaii was incorporated. The version of the flag with 48 stars was the one that lasted the longest, since it was in force for 47 years – from 1912 to 1959 -.
Currently, the flag has 13 stripes and 50 stars that correspond to the 50 states of the country: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah , Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Eastern Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
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