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Fourteen U.S. Flag Facts for Flag Day on June 14
James Rada, Jr.
With Flag Day coming up on includes being worn on clothing Congress, he would bump the 12. Some U.S. flags are allowed
June 14, The Catoctin Banner or for decoration. Lapel pins are grade up to an A. Heft jumped at to fly continuously no matter
decided to dig up fourteen an exception, because they are the opportunity and sent the flag what the weather conditions
interesting facts about the U.S. flag considered replicas and should to his congressman, who ended may be. Some of these include
and Flag Day that you might not be worn on the left lapel. The up getting the flag approved. Heft the Iwo Jima Memorial in
have known. code also says that the U.S. flag got the grade increase,” according Washington, D.C.; Francis Scott
1. June 14 was chosen as Flag Day should not be stepped on. to the magazine article. Key’s birthplace, and Gettysburg
because that is the day in 1777 6. “The Star-Spangled Banner” 9. Since the adoption of the original College (although this one is a
that the Second Continental is a specific flag. It is the one U.S. flag, there have been 27 Civil War version of the flag).
Congress adopted the official that flew over Fort McHenry in different official flags. Each has 13. The Freedom to Display the
design of the U.S. flag. Baltimore while the British were had a different number of stars. American Flag Act became law
2. Flag Day was first designated by bombing the fort during the War 10. Six U.S. flags have been planted in 2006, and ensures a person
President Woodrow Wilson in of 1812. It is currently on display on the moon and five are still has a right to display the U.S.
1916. at the Smithsonian. standing. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin flag on their property as long as
3. Betsy Ross most likely did 7. The United States had no has said that the original flag it does not violate federal law.
No condo board, homeowners’
not design the American flag. official National Anthem until placed on the moon was blown association, or other real-estate
The only source for George Robert Ripley wrote in his over when the astronauts management group can restrict
Washington asking Betsy Ross column “Ripley’s Believe It Or launched from the moon. this right.
to design the flag is her family. Not” that the country had no 11. The shoulder patch flag
No mention is made of her national anthem. John Philip worn on some military and 14. If you can find a 39-star U.S.
in the records of the Second Souza then campaigned for “The police uniforms appears to be flag, keep it. It’s probably a
Continental Congress. No Star-Spangled Banner,” which backwards (the star field is in the collector’s item. This version of
invoice or other document in President Herbert Hoover made upper right rather than upper the flag was never needed, but
Ross’s documents mention her so in 1931. left corner), but it is done this some were manufactured when it
making the flag. 8. The 50-star flag design was way on purpose so that the flag was believed that North Dakota
4. Rules for the handling and created by a high-school student, appears to be flying in the breeze and South Dakota would enter
displaying of the U.S. flag are Robert G. Heft. According as the wearer moves forward. the union as a single state.
set out in the United States Flag to an article in Mental Floss
Code, but there is no penalty for Magazine, Heft designed the flag
for a school assignment. “His
violating this law. teacher gave him a B-, saying
5. One example of the Flag Code that the design was unoriginal.
being violated is that the flag When Heft balked at the grade,
should not be used for any his teacher told him that if he
advertising purpose. This could get the flag adopted by
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Fourteen U.S. Flag Facts for Flag Day on June 14
James Rada, Jr.
With Flag Day coming up on includes being worn on clothing Congress, he would bump the 12. Some U.S. flags are allowed
June 14, The Catoctin Banner or for decoration. Lapel pins are grade up to an A. Heft jumped at to fly continuously no matter
decided to dig up fourteen an exception, because they are the opportunity and sent the flag what the weather conditions
interesting facts about the U.S. flag considered replicas and should to his congressman, who ended may be. Some of these include
and Flag Day that you might not be worn on the left lapel. The up getting the flag approved. Heft the Iwo Jima Memorial in
have known. code also says that the U.S. flag got the grade increase,” according Washington, D.C.; Francis Scott
1. June 14 was chosen as Flag Day should not be stepped on. to the magazine article. Key’s birthplace, and Gettysburg
because that is the day in 1777 6. “The Star-Spangled Banner” 9. Since the adoption of the original College (although this one is a
that the Second Continental is a specific flag. It is the one U.S. flag, there have been 27 Civil War version of the flag).
Congress adopted the official that flew over Fort McHenry in different official flags. Each has 13. The Freedom to Display the
design of the U.S. flag. Baltimore while the British were had a different number of stars. American Flag Act became law
2. Flag Day was first designated by bombing the fort during the War 10. Six U.S. flags have been planted in 2006, and ensures a person
President Woodrow Wilson in of 1812. It is currently on display on the moon and five are still has a right to display the U.S.
1916. at the Smithsonian. standing. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin flag on their property as long as
3. Betsy Ross most likely did 7. The United States had no has said that the original flag it does not violate federal law.
No condo board, homeowners’
not design the American flag. official National Anthem until placed on the moon was blown association, or other real-estate
The only source for George Robert Ripley wrote in his over when the astronauts management group can restrict
Washington asking Betsy Ross column “Ripley’s Believe It Or launched from the moon. this right.
to design the flag is her family. Not” that the country had no 11. The shoulder patch flag
No mention is made of her national anthem. John Philip worn on some military and 14. If you can find a 39-star U.S.
in the records of the Second Souza then campaigned for “The police uniforms appears to be flag, keep it. It’s probably a
Continental Congress. No Star-Spangled Banner,” which backwards (the star field is in the collector’s item. This version of
invoice or other document in President Herbert Hoover made upper right rather than upper the flag was never needed, but
Ross’s documents mention her so in 1931. left corner), but it is done this some were manufactured when it
making the flag. 8. The 50-star flag design was way on purpose so that the flag was believed that North Dakota
4. Rules for the handling and created by a high-school student, appears to be flying in the breeze and South Dakota would enter
displaying of the U.S. flag are Robert G. Heft. According as the wearer moves forward. the union as a single state.
set out in the United States Flag to an article in Mental Floss
Code, but there is no penalty for Magazine, Heft designed the flag
for a school assignment. “His
violating this law. teacher gave him a B-, saying
5. One example of the Flag Code that the design was unoriginal.
being violated is that the flag When Heft balked at the grade,
should not be used for any his teacher told him that if he
advertising purpose. This could get the flag adopted by
Take Us Along!
Traveling somewhere or maybe just going on a day trip?
Take The Catoctin Banner newspaper along with you! Have someone
take a photo of you holding The Catoctin Banner, and your photo
could be included in our next issue. Email your photo, along with
the details of where you traveled, name(s) of person(s) pictured, and
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