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"I happen to think if you burn an American flag, because they were burning a lot of flags in Los Angeles, I think you go to jail for one year, just automatic," Trump told the New York Post.
Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year, commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag's design in 1777. While not a federal holiday, Flag Day 2025 falls on a Saturday.
Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year, commemorating the adoption of the American flag's design in 1777. While not a federal holiday, Flag Day 2025 falls on a Saturday.
U.S. presidents can also declare that flags be flown at half-staff on the death of a notable person, according to the site. In those cases, the flag would be flown at half-staff in these instances: ...
On Memorial Day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon in honor of those U.S. military members who died in service. At noon, the flag is raised to full-staff as a "symbol of ...
The U.S. Flag Code says the American flag must always be displayed with the star field in the proper direction. So why is it backward on some airplanes?
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.
America's flag throughout history. The 50 stars and 13 stripes that make up the U.S. flag will celebrate its 65 birthday on July 4. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959, and on July 4, 1960, the ...