The Birth Of Old Glory. Percy Moran, artist, copyright 1917.
Resolved, that the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Just what is Flag Day and when did it start? What about the history of the "Stars & Stripes"? Were you aware or do you remember that the 13 stars on the blue background represented the 13 Original Colonies?
According to The History Of Flag Day, the idea of an annual day celebrating the Flag, was first originated by BJ Sigrand in 1885. In 1914, Franklin K. Lane, Secretary Of The Interior, delivered the following at a Flag Day address: "I am what you make me; nothing more. I swing before your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself." It wasn't until 1916, that an official Proclamation was made by President Woodrow Wilson establishing Flag Day. On August 3rd, 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act Of Congress designating June 14 of each year as National Flag Day.
We are all familiar with the Pledge Of Allegiance:I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The first National Flag Conference was held in Washington D.C. on June 14, 1923 and a change to the pledge was made, from "my flag...to the flag of the United States".
During the War of 1812, Our National Anthem, was written by Francis Scott Key. The actual flag that inspired him to write this poem that became our National Anthem, hangs in the Museum of American History in Washington, DC.
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our Flag was still there.
Oh, say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free, and home of the brave?
And of course, who could forget one of our most famous women in American History Betsy Ross, who was credited with designing the flag for our country. This is the stuff legends are made of and passed down from generation to generation.
The Evolution of the Flag provides a timeline for what is the symbol of our Nation and will show the changes to the stars from when additional states were added. 
Proper Flag Etiquette and the Flag Code say, "No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America." Section 8
"The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing." Section 8j
HAPPY 232nd BIRTHDAY!
in St Pete...thank you
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