History for June 14 - On-This-Day.com
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax 1848, Burl Ives 1909, Jerzy Kosinski 1933
Donald J. Trump 1946 - 45th Presdient of the United States, real estate developer, television personality, Will Patton 1954 - Actor, Traylor Howard 1971 - Actress ("Monk," "Two Guys and a Girl")
1775 - The Continental Army was founded by the Second Continental Congress for purposes of common defense. This event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army. On June 15, George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief.
1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States. The Flag Resolution stated "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." On May 20, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed June 14 "Flag Day" as a commemoration of the "Stars and Stripes."
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