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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than two centuries, the American flag has |
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symbolized the values, ideals, and spirit of our nation, and |
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Americans celebrate Flag Day each year to mark the anniversary of |
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the official adoption of the Stars and Stripes on June 14, 1777; and |
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WHEREAS, The idea for an annual day of celebration of the |
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American flag is believed to have originated in 1885, when a |
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Wisconsin public school teacher arranged for his students to |
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commemorate "Flag Birthday" on June 14; four years later, a |
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kindergarten teacher in New York City took up the cause, and in |
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1894, Chicago hosted a general public school observance in parks |
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around the city that drew the participation of more than 300,000 |
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children; celebrations were held throughout the late 19th century |
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by the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, the New York Society of the |
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Sons of the Revolution, and the National Society of the Colonial |
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Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a |
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proclamation establishing Flag Day as a nationwide observance, |
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calling on Americans to consider it "a day upon which we should |
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direct our minds with a special desire of renewal to thoughts of the |
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ideals and principles of which we have sought to make our great |
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Government the embodiment"; with the holiday growing in popularity |
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in communities around the country, President Harry Truman signed an |
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Act of Congress in 1949 officially designating June 14 as National |
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Flag Day; and |
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WHEREAS, The flag that once united our fledgling democracy |
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continues to be a beacon of hope and freedom for people around the |
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world, and Flag Day serves as an occasion to celebrate the legacy of |
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"Old Glory" and to reflect on the national heritage for which it |
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stands; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate June 14, 2018, as Flag Day and |
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encourage all Texans to display and pay respect to the American |
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flag. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2574 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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