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在国旗日 (Flag
Day) 庆祝:6月14日
今天是国旗日!西元1916年的5月30日,伍德罗.威尔逊 (Woodrow
Wilson) 总统宣告每年的6月14日是官方的国旗日。在这一天,许多美国人都会在家门口或公司门口展示红、白、蓝颜色的国旗。这一天是为了纪念星条旗正式成为美国国旗而设立的。
你知道美国国旗的历史吗?根据传说,西元1776年6月,乔治.华盛顿 (George
Washington) 委托费城的一位女裁缝师贝西.萝丝 (Betsy
Ross) 创造能够代表一个即将宣布独立的新国家的旗帜。
Today is Flag Day! On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation declaring that June 14 be celebrated as the official Flag Day. Many Americans celebrate Flag Day by displaying the Red, White and Blue in front of homes and businesses. The day commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
Do you know the flag's history? According to American legend, in June 1776, George Washington commissioned Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress, to create a flag for the new nation in anticipation of a declaration of its independence.
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