[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 662 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 662

   Recognizing that Flag Day originated in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2004

    Mr. Sensenbrenner submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing that Flag Day originated in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.

Whereas on June 14, 1777, the Stars and Stripes was officially adopted as the 
        national flag of the United States;
Whereas in 1885, Bernard John Cigrand, a school teacher from Waubeka, Wisconsin, 
        urged the students at the public school in Fredonia, Wisconsin, to 
        observe June 14 as ``Flag Birthday'';
Whereas Mr. Cigrand placed a ten inch 38-star flag in an inkwell and instructed 
        his students at Stony Hill School to write essays on what the flag meant 
        to them;
Whereas on May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a Presidential 
        Proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; and
Whereas on August 3, 1949, President Truman signed an Act of Congress 
        designating June 14 of each year as National Flag Day: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) urges the people of the United States to study, reflect 
        on, and celebrate the importance of the flag of the United 
        States;
            (2) encourages the people of the United States to display 
        the flag of the United States in accordance with the provisions 
        of chapter 1 of title 4, United States Code; and
            (3) recognizes that Flag Day originated in Ozaukee County, 
        Wisconsin.
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