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Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th each year and commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag. It is not a federal holiday, so government services like mail delivery and banks remain open.

The holiday marks the date in 1777 that the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag for what to Great Britain were rebellious American colonies. It set the now-familiar 13 ...

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777. While observed nationally, Flag Day is not a federal holiday, though Pennsylvania recognizes it as a state holiday.

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To govern Britain, it helps to like it | Britain. Anyway, England agrees with Mr Tapp. In the 2011 census 58% of the country identified itself as “English-only” and 19% as “British-only”.