Flag Day - June 14th!

6/16/2016 (Permalink)

It’s June 14th so a Happy Flag Day to all of you! SERVPRO prides itself on being an American organization from the very day the doors opened! Do you know how Flag Day came about? On May 30th 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation establishing national Flag Day on June 14th.

How do you celebrate? BBQ? Hanging the flag on your home? Many Americans celebrate Flag Day by displaying Red, White and Blue in the front of their homes and businesses. This day commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the USA. Do you know the flag’s history? According to an American legend, in June 1776, George Washington commissioned Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress to create a flag for the NEW nation in anticipation of a declaration of its independence.