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Juneteenth, Flag Day

What is Flag Day and why do we celebrate it? What to know about the history behind the holiday

This Father's Day weekend brings another, more obscure holiday in the U.S.: Flag Day. Here's what the holiday is and how and when it started.

The Washington Post · 1d

A guide to what the Juneteenth holiday is and how to celebrate it

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation

The Indianapolis Star · 23h

Juneteenth is this week. What to know about the federal holiday. What does the flag mean?

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery. See what President Trump said about it and what the holiday's flag means.

Trump, protest and No Kings Day

ABC News on MSN · 1d

What to know about 'No Kings Day' protests across US to counter Trump's military parade

Thousands of "No Kings Day" protests are set to be held throughout the country on Saturday to protest the Trump administration.

Yahoo · 10h

'No Kings' protest attracts Trump defenders

Mike Gang drove to downtown Crossville from southern Fentress County to celebrate Saturday’s 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and Flag Day. “And the freedoms we have in this great nation,” he added as he hoisted his Stars and Stripes high while standing in a prominent place between Veterans Memorial Park and the Milo Lemert Building shortly after noon.

CNN · 1d

Trump pursues his agenda after a week of protests across the US

Anti-Trump protesters rallied across the country yesterday as the president presided over a military parade in Washington. The administration’s immigration crackdown has prompted demonstrations in major US cities over the past week.

What is flag day? How we celebrate in WA

Flag Day is celebrated every June 14 across the country. Right here in Washington, a state law dictates this flag to fly on ...

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Why Flag Day 2025: Massive D.C. military parade, hundreds of ‘No Kings’ protests — and Trump’s 79th birthday

Flag Day 2025 is expected to be observed with a massive military parade in Washington, D.C. — and hundreds of "No Kings" ...

Flag Day 2025: Here's the right way to celebrate the American flag

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be ...

Here's what to know about Flag Day, including when it is and why we celebrate it

What's the history behind the American flag? What do the different colors of the flag represent? Here's what we know about ...

What is Flag Day? Here's what to know about the holiday's history

Celebrated each year on June 14, Flag Day commemorates the 1777 approval of a national flag design by the Continental ...

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The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...

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What day is Flag Day? Here's what to know about the holiday that falls on Trump's birthday

Here's what to know about Flag Day. It will be celebrated this Saturday, June 14, the same day as President Trump's military ...

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Flags are at full-staff for Flag Day. Here's what to know

Flags in Arizona and across the United States were to fly full-staff on June 14 in honor of Flag Day. Flag Day was started in 1885 by a Wisconsin teacher to honor the flag on the anniversary of the ...

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Campaign launching on Flag Day aims to inspire 250,000 acts of service nationwide

Military leaders, veterans, and civic voices gather at Mount Vernon to mark Army’s 250th and launch a campaign urging ...

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Protestors in Yakima rally to celebrate democracy on Flag Day

As protestors gathered nationwide to coincide with Flag Day and the Army Parade in Washington D.C., around 2,200 people took ...

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Millions participate in 'No Kings' protests nationwide

At least 1,500 "No Kings" protests nationwide started Saturday on the same day President Donald Trump scheduled a large-scale ...

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