What is Flag Day? A brief history of America's Flag and why we celebrate it.

June 14, 2023

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Today is Flag Day, where we celebrate the creation of the first American flag that has rallied the American people since its creation in 1777 and the millions of Americans who have been blessed to call the United States their home ever since.

The flag had humble yet bold beginnings, created during the height of the Revolutionary War when the British army was rapidly depleting the continental forces. It became the symbol of colonial farmers fighting for their freedom against their oppressive master. Now the "Red, White, and Blue" is an enduring symbol of freedom and liberty around the world.

Here is a history of our flag as we honor and remember it this Flag Day.

June 14, 1777

A 1920s vintage illustration depicts George Washington watching Betsy Ross sew the American flag.

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The following resolution was made after the appointment of a special committee from the Continental Congress tasked with designing a flag for the newly independent United States:

Resolved, that the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation.

Betsy Ross, tasked with creating a flag by George Washington for the newly-born nation, created the first American flag based on this design.

September 11, 1777

The colonies' new flag was first flown at the Battle of Brandywine, fought just outside of Philadelphia. Though resulting in a British victory, the battle proved that the Continental Army could stand up to the British Army, the strongest in the world at that time, boosting confidence in their strength and resilience. The flag rallied the soldiers in the Continental Army under one symbol, uniting the soldiers from across the 13 colonies under one symbol that now represented their new nation: the United States of America.

February 14, 1778

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Valentine's Day 1778 marked the first time when the flag was saluted by foreign naval vessels. The French navy saluted the flag when the Ranger, under the command of the infamous Scottish-American naval hero, Captain John Paul Jones, arrived in a French port, bearing the Stars and Stripes.

Early 1778

"New Providence Raid, March 1776" oil painting on canvas by V. Zveg, 1973

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The American flag was first flown over a foreign entity in Nassau, Bahamas after the Continental Army captured a British fort.

June 14, 1889

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Professor George Bolch, the principal of a free kindergarten school for the poor of New York City, held annual patriotic ceremonies to observe the anniversary of the Flag Day resolution. The State Department of Education took notice of Bolch's Flag Day celebration and mandated all public schools observe Flag Day thereafter. The state legislature then passed a law requiring the state superintendent of public schools to ensure that schools hold observances for Lincoln’s Birthday, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, and Flag Day.

1893

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The Society of Colonial Dames helped pass a resolution to have the flag displayed on all of Philadelphia's public buildings. Elizabeth Duane Gillespie, a direct descendant of Benjamin Franklin and the president of the Colonial Dames of Pennsylvania, that same year tried to get the city to call June 14th "Flag Day."

1897

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The governor of New York ordered the display of the flag over all public buildings statewide, which is considered by many to be the first official recognition of the Flag Day anniversary of the adoption of the flag outside of schools.

May 7, 1937

Philadelphia's Independence Hall celebrates Independence Day.

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Pennsylvania became the first state to establish June 14 "Flag Day" as a legal holiday. Though Flag Day is a nationwide observance today, Pennsylvania is the only state that recognizes it as a legal holiday.

June 14, 1916

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President Woodrow Wilson issued the first presidential proclamation establishing a national "Flag Day." In his commemoration, Wilson wrote:

On that day rededicate ourselves to the nation, "one and inseparable" from which every thought that is not worthy of our fathers’ first vows in independence, liberty, and right shall be excluded and in which we shall stand with united hearts

June 14, 1927

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Calvin Coolidge also issued a presidential proclamation calling for June 14 to be recognized as "Flag Day."

August 3, 1949

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Flag Day became official when Congress approved legislation designating June 14 each year as "Flag Day." President Truman signed the legislation into law.

Get the EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS from the 'Are Aliens & UFOs a Government Psyop?' Glenn TV special

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Do YOU believe aliens exist? According to our poll, most of you say YES. However, even more of you believe that the government is using the alien whistleblowers to distract us from other pressing stories, like Hunter Biden's illicit business dealings.

So which is the case? If the whistleblower reports are legitimate, then this could be one of the most groundbreaking stories in American history. If not, it could be one of the biggest PSY-OPS the government has ever attempted to distract the American people from what they do NOT want them to see.

On last night's Glenn TV special, "Are Aliens & UFOs a Government Psyop?" Glenn dove into BOTH sides and went through the history of UFO whistleblowers in our country's history—yes, there are many. This is the BALANCED and INFORMED take on the UFO whistleblowers that you WON'T get in the mainstream news cycle.

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Is the New York Times COOKING THE BOOKS against 'Dark Future'?

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Glenn's new book, 'Dark Future: Uncovering the Great Reset's Terrifying Next Phase' remains strong on the New York Times Bestseller List a month after its publication... but should it be ranked higher?

Currently, 'Dark Future' is ranked No.13. on the New York Times Bestselling Non-Fiction list. However, if the list were determined by raw sales alone, 'Dark Future' would have been ranked number SEVEN on the list. Moreover, while Greg Gutfeld's new book, 'The King of Late Night,' has fewer sales than 'Dark Future,' it continues to outrank 'Dark Future,' in the No. 5 slot.

And things get even fishier.

The current New York Times Bestselling nonfiction list excludes several books that outperform the top rankers on the list. For example, Granger Smith's faith-based nonfiction book, 'Like a River,' is excluded from the list, even though it has received nearly TWICE as many sales as the list's No. 1 spot, 'Outlive' by Dr. Peter Attia. Moreover, Chadwick Moore's new biography of Tucker Carlson, which he recently discussed on the Glenn Beck Program, is also excluded from the list, even though it would have outranked Gutfield's 'The King of Late Night' as well.

Several books are excluded that outperform the top rankers on the list.

Could the New York Timespurposefully be excluding and de-ranking books that don't fit their political agenda? This wouldn't be the first time the New York Times has been accused of "cooking the books."

Legendary author James Patterson, who holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers, recently criticized the list as "inaccurate." Patterson recounted how his recently published book, 'Walk The Blue Line,' which recounted real-life stories of law enforcement officers, wasn't even on the New York Times Bestseller List for the first week after publication, despite its sales outperforming its competitors. Once it was on the list, it continued to rank below books it had significantly outperformed.

This wouldn't be the first time that the New York Times has been accused of "cooking the books."

Patterson took to Twitter (now called X), to post his Letter to the Editor after the New York Times refused to publish it, calling out the double standard in their ranking system.

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In response, the Times responded:

Our bestsellers lists are based on detailed analysis of book sales from a wide range of retailers, tens of thousands of brick-and-mortar stores of all sizes, and numerous online book-selling vendors to best represent what is selling across the United States.

However, Patterson hit the nail on the head: "If you don't base it on raw sales, you base it on cooked sales."

Is 'Dark Future,' and the other aforementioned books suffering from the same double standard that Patterson described? The raw sale numbers certainly indicate so. However, the fact that 'Dark Future' continues to rank on the list is a testimony to the book's success and the power of its scathing message against the world's elites.

If you haven't yet ordered Dark Future, click HERE to get your copy and see what all the hype is about. Not a reader? Click HERE to download the Dark Future audiobook, read by Glenn himself, which was ranked in the AP's Top 10 Audiobook List.

POLL: Do aliens EXIST? Or is it just a PSYOP?

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The nation was taken aback this year when whistleblower David Charles Gorusch, a decorated Air Force veteran, claimed the Department of Defense has a secret team aimed at "retrieving non-human origin technical vehicles, call it spacecraft if you will, non-human exotic origin vehicles that have either landed or crashed."

Talk about UFOs and aliens has typically been siloed to the realm of sci-fi and "conspiracy theories." However, in recent years, publicized evidence of UFOs and whistleblowers, like David Grusch, have brought the once fantastical subjects into the mainstream. Could it be that alien life forms do, in fact, exist? Have they already arrived and been kept secret underneath the government's nose? Or could this all be a ruse to distract us from more pressing stories in the news cycle?

Tomorrow's Glenn TV special will be all about ALIENS. Do they actually exist? Or is the topic a huge "psyop" to distract us from important issues...like Joe Biden's illicit business dealings?

We posted this poll earlier this year after David Gorsuch's bombshell testimony. Has YOUR opinion changed? Let us know in the poll below, and be sure to tune into TOMORROW'S Glenn TV special all about ALIENS.

Do you believe the government has intel about UFOs?

Do you believe the government has intel about alien life?

Do you believe the government is hiding this intel from the general public?

Do you believe alien life exists?

Do you think the media is using this story to distract us from other issues?

The COMPLETE list of ALL Congress members 80 years and OLDER. Should we care?

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The aging population of our Congress has become a trending news topic.

Last month 89-year-old Senator Feinstein had to be told what to say during a vote by one of her aides after a nearly two-month medical leave of absence with shingles. More recently, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had a concerning mental episode while giving a routine press briefing. Not to mention Joe Biden's relentless gaffes. As Glenn said this week, keeping these health-compromised elderly individuals in power is "elder abuse" and just plain "cruel."

Keeping health-compromised, elderly individuals in power is "elder abuse."

Both of these leaders are over 80, and their recent episodes have sparked many to ask: how old is "too old" to serve in Congress? This topic is a delicate one. However, the American people should be able to discuss whether age plays a factor in their representatives' and Senators' ability to carry out their duties in the best interest of their constituents.

How old is "too old" to serve in Congress?

There are 16 Congressmen and women who are 80 years old and older, some of which were born before World War II. There are many more who are on the cusp of 80, well past the normal age of retirement. Below you will find the complete list of ALL 16 Congressmen and women who are 80 and over. Do YOU think age should be a factor in determining your vote? Let us know in the comments below.