The anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. flag is celebrated each year on June 14. tiaramaio/RooM via Getty images The Continental Congress, the legislative body for the newly declared United States ...
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The Continental Congress, the legislative body for the newly declared United States, adopted an official flag on June 14, 1777. The delegates resolved that “the flag of the United States be thirteen ...