On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution which stated that the “flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that the “Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.”

On June 14, 1877, one hundred years later, the first Flag Day observance was held.

Remember to honor Old Glory, today and always!

Read more about This Day In History here.