Friday, June 14, 2019

History for June 14

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History for June 14 - On-This-Day.com
Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811, Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax 1848, Burl Ives 1909
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 Pierre Salinger 1925, Donald J. Trump 1946 - 45th Presdient of the United States, real estate developer, television personality, Boy George (George O'Dowd) 1961 - Singer (Culture Club)
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 1775 - The Continental Army was founded by the Second Continental Congress for purposes of common defense. This event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army. On June 15, George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief.
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 1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States. The Flag Resolution stated "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." On May 20, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed June 14 "Flag Day" as a commemoration of the "Stars and Stripes."
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