What is Flag Day and why do we celebrate it?

Wickliffe resident Shaun Gough stands ready to play Amazing Grace on his bagpipes May 28 during Eastlake’s 2018 Memorial Day service at the Boulevard of 500 Flags.
Wickliffe resident Shaun Gough stands ready to play Amazing Grace on his bagpipes May 28 during Eastlake’s 2018 Memorial Day service at the Boulevard of 500 Flags. News-Herald file

By Staff report, The News-Herald

Flag Day is observed on June 14, to mark the adoption of the American flag.

The holiday was established by presidential proclamation on May 30, 1916, by President Woodrow Wilson.

Learn more about the American flag:

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