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TWE Remembers: Happy Flag Day!

By experts and staff

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
American flags seen at the Washington Monument. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy Reuters)
American flags seen at the Washington Monument. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy Reuters)

Happy Flag Day everyone. Two hundred and thirty-four years ago today, the Second Continental Congress adopted the design that became the American flag. So Happy Birthday, Stars and Stripes!

Here a few facts about the flag: