Monday, June 10, 2013

Eagle Archives Raise the flag, and maybe a 'cask of public wine' to salute America By Kevin Dayhoff, June 10, 2013 http://tinyurl.com/lf9ql8s


Friday, June 14, is Flag Day. It's a day in which we not only honor the flag of our nation, but also the freedom and the way of life it symbolizes.

It was the Second Continental Congress, which sat in session from May 10, 1775 to March 1, 1781, which passed the Flag Act of 1777 on June 14, 1777, during the American Revolution.

A representative from New Jersey, Francis Hopkinson, is accepted by history as having been the designer of the first flag. He was a poet and an artist who began serving on the Continental Navy Board in November 1776. It was in this capacity that Congressman Hopkinson began work on "admiralty colors."

Historical accounts note that Hopkinson billed the Board of Admiralty in 1780 for his work on the flag of the United States of America, as well as several ornaments, devices, papers and other things related to government, including the Great Seal of the United States.



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