It is now the second week of June, and Flag Day will soon be here! Flag Day has been officially celebrated throughout the United States since June 14, 1949 when it was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. Today, the National Flag Day Foundation is dedicated to carrying on “the tradition of the first flag day observance. On June 14th, 1885, Bernard J. Cigrand, a 19 year old teacher at Stony Hill School, placed a 10 inch, 38- star flag in a bottle on his desk then assigned essays on the flag and its significance.”
During the War of 1812, on September 13–14, 1814, Francis Scott Key watched Fort McHenry being bombed by the British forces in the Battle of Baltimore. In the morning, Key could see that the American flag was still flown over Fort McHenry, showing that the Americans had not lost possession of it. The inspired Key’s to write a poem, which became “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Learn more about Francis Scott Key and keep your kids reading this summer with my book Francis Scott Key and The Star-Spangled Banner: First Grade - Level I Reader!
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