Today is Tuesday June 14, 2011

Flag Day

Oh say does the star spangled banner yet wave! On Flag Day, we honor and commemorate the United States flag.

President Woodrow Wilson made this holiday official in 1916. However, the idea of an annual celebration of the flag dates as far back as 1885, when schoolteacher Bernard J. Cigrand held the first recognized Flag Day. He chose June 14 because it was on this day of the year 1777 that the Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes.

Raise your flags with pride to celebrate Flag Day! And while you’re in the patriotic spirit, get ready for the Fourth of July.

Today is also National Children's Day & National Stawberry Shortcake Day

June is Gay Pride Month & Great Outdoors Month

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History for June 14  1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States. 1900 - Hawaii became a U.S. territory. 1922 - Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. president to be heard on radio. The event was the dedication of the Francis Scott Key memorial at Fort McHenry. 1951 - "Univac I" was unveiled. It was a computer designed for the U.S. Census Bureau and billed as the world's first commercial computer. 1965 - Bob Dylan recorded "Like A Rolling Stone."

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 Quote of the Day:

"Attitude to me, is more important than facts. It is more important that the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the string we have, and that is our attitude."
--Charles Swindoll