This year, Flag Day coincides with the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, marked by a large military parade in Washington, D.C., led by President Donald Trump, whose birthday is also on June 14.

Flag Day, like other notable and patriotic celebrations, will be observed (once again) on June 14. Here's what we have learned about the holiday.

Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1776, which is the day the Continental Congress agreed on what the nation’s flag would look like. In 1916, President Wilson issued a proclamation of June 14 as ...

Congress officially recognized Flag Day in 1949. This year, Flag Day also lines up with a massive military parade in Washington, D.C., celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary.

While this may be common knowledge, Public Law 94-344, known as the Federal Flag Code, may not be as widely known. The code dictates that the flag is to be treated with respect and proper etiquette.

Flag Day, like other notable and patriotic celebrations, will be observed (once again) on June 14. Here's what we have learned about the holiday.

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.