flag day
noun
1
capitalized F&D
: June 14 observed in various states in commemoration of the adoption in 1777 of the official U.S. flag
2
British
: a day on which charitable contributions are solicited in exchange for small flags
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Earlier this month, Rep. Claudia Tenney, a New York Republican, introduced a bill that was designate Trump's birthday on June 14, which is also flag day, as a federal holiday.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
What To Know Tenney unveiled her bill on February 14, aiming to amend Title 5 of the U.S. Code to establish Trump's birthday and flag day as a legal public holiday.
—Theo Burman, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Watch the water before jumping in, even on green flag days.
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—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 21 June 2024
Congressional legislation designating that date as the national Flag Day was signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1949; the legislation also called upon the president to issue a flag day proclamation every year.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 14 June 2023
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
What To Know Tenney unveiled her bill on February 14, aiming to amend Title 5 of the U.S. Code to establish Trump's birthday and flag day as a legal public holiday.
—Theo Burman, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Watch the water before jumping in, even on green flag days.
3.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 21 June 2024
Congressional legislation designating that date as the national Flag Day was signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1949; the legislation also called upon the president to issue a flag day proclamation every year.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 14 June 2023
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“Flag day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20day. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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