Flag Day was born in Waubeka, Wisconsin, in 1885. But even there the holiday took some time to gather steam. Here's how Waubeka began marking the day.

Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress determined the composition of the nation's banner.

WAUBEKA, Wis. (AP) — Each June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation’s most enduring symbol, celebrating Flag Day, a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans. But this ...

Each June, Waubeka, Wisconsin, venerates one of the nation’s more enduring symbols with a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans. Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777, when Congress… ...

After all, it lays claim to being the birthplace of Flag Day, thanks to a tenacious teacher in a one-room schoolhouse. Here are some things to know about the obscure flag-waving holiday.

But this unincorporated Wisconsin town about 35 miles north of Milwaukee takes the day seriously. After all, it lays claim to being the birthplace of Flag Day, thanks to a tenacious teacher in a ...

Americans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin By TERESA CRAWFORD and JOHN O'CONNOR The Associated Press,Updated June 12, 2024, 12:18 a.m.

On June 14, 1885, Bernard Cigrand, teaching at Stony Hill School, put a flag in his inkwell and assigned his students an essay about what the flag means to them.

Each June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation's most enduring symbol, celebrating Flag Day, a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans.

WAUBEKA, Wis. (AP) — Each June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation’s most enduring symbol, celebrating Flag Day, a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans. But this ...

Americans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin Each June, Waubeka, Wisconsin, venerates one of the nation’s more enduring symbols with a holiday that escapes ...

Each June, Waubeka, Wisconsin, venerates one of the nation's more enduring symbols with a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans.