Compléter Flag DayVersion en ligne Fill in the gaps par Oksana Koval 1 commemorates recommended attracts rectangle official Spangled stripes independence across celebrated nicknames current state rebelled Congress observe former arouses recognized Flag Day is in the United States on June 14 . It the birth of the country's flag on June 14 , 1777 . It was not until 1916 that President Woodrow Wilson a day for all Americans to celebrate their flag . His recommendation was passed into law by an Act of in 1949 . Flag Day is not , however , an federal holiday . The state of Pennsylvania is the only U . S . state to celebrate the day as a holiday . The U . S . President does have the power to tell other states to the day . The President also asks citizens to fly the American flag from their houses for a week . There are Flag Day parades all America . The largest one is in the town of Troy , New York . This up to 50 , 000 spectators . The flag of the United States is one of the most symbols in the world . It consists of thirteen horizontal red and white . There is a blue , with fifty small , white stars , in the top left corner . The thirteen stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that against Britain and led to . The fifty stars represent the fifty U . S . states . The flag has been around since 1959 , which is when Hawaii , state number 50 , joined the United States . There are several for the flag , including the Stars and Stripes , Old Glory , and The Star - Banner . Most Americans are extremely proud of their flag and all it represents . It complex feelings in different people around the world .