June 14, 2026
Flag Day
Flag Day: American flags, national symbols, and the stories behind patriotic traditions.
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Calaruga Shark Media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison And today's theme
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is Flag Day American Flags, national symbols, and the stories
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behind patriotic traditions. Question one. June fourteenth is celebrated as
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Flag Day in the United States, commemorating the seventeen seventy
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seven adoption of the stars and stripes, decades after President
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Woodrow Wilson's nineteen sixteen proclamation encouraging the observance, which President
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signed the act making June fourteenth a permanent national Flag Day.
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Question two. The Betsy Ross tale is beloved, but historians
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point to a different figure as the best documented designer
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of the first official US flag, adopted in seventeen seventy seven,
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Which signer of the Declaration of Independence submitted a bill
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to Congress for designing the flag? Question three. When Francis
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Scott Key saw the star spangled banner flying over Fort
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McHenry in eighteen fourteen, the flag looked different from today's.
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How did its stars and stripes differ from the current
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US flag? Question four? Appearing on passports and the back
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of the one dollar bill, the Great Seal of the
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United States shows a bird clutching an olive branch and arrows.
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What bird is it? A choice later contrasted with Benjamin
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Franklin's praise of a more respectable turkey. Question five, the
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US Flag Code sets customs for display throughout the year.
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According to the code, How should the flag be flown
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on Memorial Day? We'll be right back with these answers
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after this break. Welcome back. One. Which President made June
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fourteenth National Flag Day? Answer? Harry S. Truman. President Harry S.
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Truman signed the Act in nineteen forty nine, designating June
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fourteenth as National Flag Day. The date marks the seventeen
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seventy seven resolution adopting the US flag, while Wilson first
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urged nationwide observance in nineteen sixteen. Question two, who is
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the best documented designer of the first US flag? Answer?
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Francis Hopkinson. Francis Hopkinson, a New Jersey signer, sought payment
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for designing the flag and other symbols, providing rare documentation.
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The Betsy Ross story endoors in folklore but lacks contemporary records.
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Question three, how did the Fort McHenry flag differ from
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today's flag? Answer? It had fifteen stars and fifteen stripes,
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The massive Fort McHenry flag sown by Mary Young Pickersgill
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bore fifteen stars and fifteen stripes. The Flag Act of
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eighteen eighteen later fixed the stripes at thirteen and added
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a star for each New state. Question four, What bird
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appears on the Great Seal of the United States? Answer?
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The bald Eagle, adopted in seventeen eighty two. The Great
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Seal features the bald Eagle as a symbol of strength
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and freedom. Franklin's famous letter lauding the Turkey was a
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witty critique, but the eagle prevailed as the national emblem.
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Question five. How should the flag be flown on Memorial Day? Answer?
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At half staff until noon, then raised to full staff.
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The Flag Code directs the flag be lowered to half
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staff until noon to honor the fallen, then raised to
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full staff for the rest of the day, symbolizing the
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nation's continuing resolve. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions.
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I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the
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help of AI technology. See you tomorrow.
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