Birthday Greetings!

Happy Birthday to everyone who has a birthday in the Month of June.  It is one of my favorite months of the entire year.  And not just because my birthday is Thursday.  :D

May God's blessings, joy and peace be yours, dear ones.

Flag Day! -Postcard Friendship Friday #270

After the Declaration of independence was signed, Americans decided to choose a flag to celebrate their freedom.  On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the design for a flag.  From that day forward, June 14, became known as Flag Day.  

At first the idea was to add a star and a stripe for each new state .  But as more states joined, folks soon realized the flag would become way too large and cumbersome.  So, in 1818, the American flag was restricted to its original 13 stripes, with a single star to be added upon the field of blue, for each new state.  

Flag Day has always been a favorite holiday of mine.  It is also my birthday!  When I was a little kid, I thought the flags were put out for me.  As it is, I love history and the story behind Flag Day makes me smile.

Have a beautiful weekend, dear Friends. Thank you for dropping by, Happy Flag Day and Postcard Friendship Friday, too!

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Flag Day -Postcard Friendship Friday #172

When I was a little girl, I was convinced the flags I saw flying on June 14th were there in celebration of my birthday.  "I'm famous," I would say.  lol  Suffice it to say, as early as first grade, my schoolmates made sure I discovered the truth of the matter!

I've always loved Flag Day.  There is so much fascinating history to be found.  It was after the Declaration of Independence was signed that Americans chose a flag of their own to celebrate their freedom. On June 14, 1777 - Flag Day - the Second Continental Congress approved a star and a stripe for each state.  The flag quickly became the symbol of America and of freedom.

When Francis Scott Key penned his famous "Star Spangled Banner" during the war of 1812, the flag he wrote about bore fifteen stars and fifteen stripes.

In 1818, because so many states were thinking of banding together, the design was changed.  The American flag kept the first original thirteen stripes, adding a field of blue with a single star for each new state.  I love our flag.  The history behind it is poignant and difficult--especially when we remember all the men who sacrificed their lives for the incredible freedoms we enjoy today.

Happy Flag Day and Happy Postcard Friendship Friday.

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