FLAG HOLIDAYS
Display the Flag Daily, Especially on Holidays
JANUARY
New Year's Day -- January 1
Martin Luther King's Birthday - January 15
Inauguration Day -- January 20
FEBRUARY
Lincoln's Birthday -- February 12
President's Day -- February 21
Washington's Birthday -- 3rd Mon in February
MARCH
Easter Sunday - variable
APRIL
Army Day -- April 6
Patriot's Day - April 19
MAY
National Day of Prayer - 1st Thursday of May
VE Day -- May 8
Mother's Day - 2nd Sunday in May
Armed Forces Day -- 3rd Saturday in May
Memorial Day -- Last Monday in May
Traditional Memorial Day -- May 30
JUNE
Father's Day - 3rd Sunday in June
Flag Day -- June 14
JULY
Independence Day -- July 4
SEPTEMBER
Labor Day -- 1st Monday in September
V-J Day -- September 2
Patriot's Day -- September 11
Earliest Observance-September 11, 2002
Demographic Practice-National
On September 11, 2001, four commercial airlines were hijacked by Islamic terrorists and members of the Al Queda terrorist network. Each of these airliners were given specific high profile targets in the United States and each airliner was complemented by 5 or 6 Al Queda hijackers.
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Constitution Day -- September 17
OCTOBER
Constitution Day -- 2nd Monday in October
Columbus Day - October 12
Navy Day -- October 27
NOVEMBER
Election Day -- 1st Tuesday in November
Veteran's Day -- November 11
Thanksgiving Day -- 4th Thursday in November
DECEMBER
Christmas Day - December 25
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES
• BIRTHDAY'S OF STATES (dates of admission)
• ALL STATE AND LOCAL HOLIDAYS
• ALL ELECTION DAYS
• Other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States
In 2005, Tuesday, June 14th marks the 228th birthday of the U.S. Flag. In 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes pattern for the national flag. This would follow almost one year after the Declaration of Independence and more than a decade before the U.S. Constitution was finalized. Flag Day was first celebrated in 1877, the centennial of the U.S. flag's existence. After that many citizens and organizations advocated the adoption of a national day of commemoration for the U.S. Flag. It was not until 1949, that President Harry Truman signed legislation making Flag Day a day of national observance. In recent years, controversy over the Confederate flag and a Constitutional amendment to protect against flag burning have made the headlines.
