";s:4:"text";s:1498:" By . Receive the most important pandemic developments in your inbox every day. The day marks the adoption of the American flag by the Continental Congress in the First Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777. An American flag is displayed during a practice round prior to the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 12, 2018 in Southampton, New York. Flag Day 2018 is on Thursday, June 14, commemorating for Americans the day we adopted our American Flag. People across the United States celebrate Flag Day on June 14 each year to honor the United States flag and to commemorate the flag’s adoption. What we know fondly as the “Stars and Stripes” was adopted by the Continental Congress as the official American flag on June 14, 1777, in the midst of the Revolutionary War. Here's a brief history and facts about the national holiday Look out for the red, white and blue this week as the United States celebrates Flag Day… June 14 is Flag Day, a time to honor Old Glory. All stories linked in the newsletter are free to access. Flag Day is a celebration of the American flag that occurs each year on the anniversary of the flag’s official adoption, June 14. Flag Day 2018.