Shattering the Color Barrier at West Point (June 14, 1877)
On June 14, 1877, Henry Ossian Flipper made history as the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Born enslaved in Thomasville, ...
The Genesis of Flag Day (June 14, 1777)
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress officially adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the young republic. The design coded a specific moral framework directly into ...
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The Flag Over Honolulu (June 14, 1900)
On June 14, 1900, the organic act went into effect, officially establishing the Territory of Hawaii and formalizing its admission as an integral part of the United States. This photograph ...
The Teenager Who Fixed the American Flag (Adopted August 21, 1959)
While June 14, 1777, marks the official birth of the Stars and Stripes, the story of the modern 50-star flag we salute today belongs to a clever 17-year-old high school ...
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The Author Who Shook the Nation (June 14, 1811)
Born on June 14, 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe became a literary force who proved that words could alter the course of American history. Stowe authored 30 books over her lifetime, ...
The Dawn of Tomorrowland (June 14, 1959)
The future arrived on a single beam of concrete as the world’s first daily-service monorail system began operating at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The sleek, space-age lines—initially featuring a choice ...
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The Army Born Before the Nation (June 14, 1775)
Before the United States had a constitution, a president, or even a formal declaration of independence, it had an army. On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted to ...
Then, Now & Forever!
In the popular telling of America’s early days, General George Washington once stepped into the Philadelphia workshop of Betsy Ross with a humble request: to help give a new nation ...
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The Cradle of the Stars and Stripes (c. 1897)
The Betsy Ross House on Arch Street in Philadelphia stands as a sacred landmark of American heritage. Photographed here around 1897, the historic home honors the seamstress who, according to ...
The Banner of the Brave (1917)
Published to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the U.S. Flag, this striking 1917 wartime poster paired the iconic imagery of the Stars and Stripes with the enduring words of The ...
Anchoring the Pledge “Under God” (June 14, 1954)
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a transformative bill that permanently altered the daily ritual of millions of American schoolchildren by officially adding the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of ...
The President’s Rally for the Colors (June 14, 1915)
Standing on the steps of the United States Treasury Building in Washington, President Woodrow Wilson delivered a powerful Flag Day address on June 14, 1915. With the devastating conflict of ...
The American Aces of the Western Front (June 14, 1918)
On June 14, 1918, senior officers of the legendary 94th Aero Squadron paused for a photograph near Toul, France, capturing the brave faces of early American military aviation. Pictured left ...
Old Flag Forever (Published c. 1898)
“She’s up there, — Old Glory, — where lightnings are sped;She dazzles the nations with ripples of red; And she’ll wave for us living, or droop o’er us dead, —The ...
The Human Outline of Liberty (1917)
In a stunning display of patriotism and military coordination, thousands of recruits at the Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois gathered to form a massive, living American flag. This intricate ...
The First Words Across the Ether (June 14, 1922)
For the first time in American history, the voice of a sitting president broadcasted live across the airwaves to the public on June 14, 1922. President Warren G. Harding stepped ...
