Each June, Waubeka, Wisconsin, venerates one of the nation's more enduring symbols with a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans. Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777, when Congress decreed the flag's design.
Old Glory is venerated annually in Waubeka, Wisconsin , the town that lays claim to the first Flag Day. Brook Nugent poses with her twin daughters Maisie, left, and Sabrina, right, in front of a giant flag on display outside the National Flag Foundation in Waubeka, Wis., on June 9, 2024. Old Glory is venerated annually in Waubeka, the small town that lays claim to the first Flag Day.
President Woodrow Wilson issued a 1916 proclamation of June 14 as Flag Day and in 1949, President Harry S. Truman signed the formal observance into law. And it falls during Flag Week, after another congressional dictum in 1966. “July 4th, we’re celebrating our independence,” Janik said. “But on Flag Day, we’re celebrating the birth of our flag, which is the symbol of our country, the symbol that is seen all around the world as the helper, the people who won’t leave you out in the cold.”On June 14, 1885, Bernard J. Cigrand, an 18-year-old Waubeka native teaching at Stony Hill School, put a flag in his inkwell and assigned his students an essay about what the flag means to them.
Children watch tractors in a parade in Waubeka, Wis., on June 9, 2024. Old Glory is venerated annually in Waubeka, the small town that lays claim to the first Flag Day. A giant flag is seen on display outside the National Flag Foundation in Waubeka, Wis., on June 9, 2024. Old Glory is venerated annually in Waubeka, the small town that lays claim to the first Flag Day.
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