06/14/2026
LONG MAY SHE WAVE!
On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress took a break from writing the Articles of Confederation and passed a Resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”
Over 100 years later, in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson marked the anniversary of that decree by officially establishing June 14 as Flag Day.
Do you know where the American Flag may be Flown 24 Hours a Day?
The flag is usually taken indoors at night out of respect, but there are some places where flying the flag around the clock is permissible. Do you think you can guess them?
🔹 The Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia
🔹 The White House
🔹 The U.S. Capitol
🔹 The Iwo Jima Memorial to U.S. Marines in Arlington, Virginia
🔹 The Revolutionary War battleground in Lexington, Massachusetts
🔹 The site of George Washington’s winter encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
🔹 Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland
🔹 The Jenny Wade House in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Jenny Wade was the only civilian killed in the Battle of Gettysburg, during the Civil War)
🔹 The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
🔹 All customs points of entry into the United States
🔹 Any US Navy ship that is under way
In truth, the flag may be flown at night anywhere that it may be flown during the day, provided that it is properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
