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14th June 1777: Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Resolution and adopts the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States

14th June 2022
Tagged as: America, Continental Congress, Flag, Nationalism, United States, USA

The design of the flag of the United States has changed numerous times during its history to reflect the admission of more states into the Union.

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22nd June 1942: The words of the Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by Congress

22nd June 2021
Tagged as: America, Congress, Education, Flag, Patriotism, Politics, United States, USA

Congress formally recognized the Pledge when it was included in the U.S. Flag Code.

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3rd December 1775: The first national US Grand Union Flag flown for the first time on the ship ‘Alfred’

3rd December 2020
Tagged as: America, American Revolution, Flag, Revolutionary War, United States, USA

Also known as the Continental Colors, the Grand Union Flag remained in use until the Flag Resolution of 14 June 1777.

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14th June 1777: Stars and Stripes adopted as the flag of the USA by the Second Continental Congress

14th June 2020
Tagged as: America, Flag, USA

On the 14^th June 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed the so-called Flag Resolution and adopted the stars and stripes as the flag of the United States.

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14th June 1777: Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Resolution and adopts the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States

22nd June 1942: The words of the Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by Congress

3rd December 1775: The first national US Grand Union Flag flown for the first time on the ship ‘Alfred’

14th June 1777: Stars and Stripes adopted as the flag of the USA by the Second Continental Congress

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

6th July 1947: The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle goes into production in the USSR

5th July 1948: Launch of the National Health Service in England and Wales

4th July 1950: Radio Free Europe broadcasts for the first time

3rd July 1938: World speed record for steam locomotives set by Number 4468 Mallard at just under 126mph

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

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