Flag Day: On This Day In History Congress Adopted The Stars And Stripes As The Flag Of The Unites States

As History.com notes, on this day in 1777 the Continental Congress adopted a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the flag of the United States.

And on this day in 1877, the first Flag Day observance was held on the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes.

You can read about the history of the Stars and Stripes via the below link:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-adopts-the-stars-and-stripes?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2017-0614-06142017&om_rid=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa&om_mid=199757931&kx_EmailCampaignID=13315&kx_EmailCampaignName=email-hist-tdih-2017-0614-06142017&kx_EmailRecipientID=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa 

Note: Following in the patriotic tradition of the Davis family, my daughter Brittany was born on Flag Day..

The above is a painting by Jasper Johns called Three Flags.