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The Wisconsin Historical Society has chosen an act of negation, perhaps adding to a quiet erosion of all the state has done ...
This Father's Day weekend brings another, more obscure holiday in the U.S.: Flag Day. Here's what the holiday is and how and ...
For those who love history, the American Philosophical Society has a look back into Philadelphia's past right in Old City.
Pennsylvania’s plans for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States in 2026 include placing replicas of the ...
The design of the American flag as we know it today has deep historical roots, particularly involving Betsy Ross and the ...
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Or maybe Flag Day just needs something simple—like a brief history ... In 1893, Pennsylvania resident (and Benjamin Franklin descendent) Elizabeth Duane Gillespie tried to get a state resolution ...
Flag Day is Saturday, June 14. The Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on June 14, 1777, that stated: “That the ...