JUNE 14, 1777 - CONGRESS ADOPTS THE AMERICAN FLAG The Story of a Special Day for June 14June 14 in the United States is Flag Day, commemorating an act of the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, adopting the "stars and stripes" American flag. In other news, Captain Bligh reaches safety in Timor after the Mutiny on the Bounty, Hawaii becomes a US territory, and the first successful nonstop transatlantic flight takes off.June 14 birthdays include...
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