Show june 14 Is flag day one hundred und and seventy alv years ago congress set aside june 14 as national flag day and in this year of 0 mounting world cr crisis isis it Is expected that the american flag N III be displayed more widely than in most moat years the united states flag is the third oldest of the national standards of the world older than the union jack of britian or the tricolor of france it was first flown from fort stanwix on the site of the pre ent city ot of rome new york on august 3 1777 it was fir it tire fire three days later in the battle ol of Oris oriskany kany august 6 1777 the flag was first carried in battle at the abo brandywine Brantly wine sept 11 1777 it first flew over foreign territory january 28 1778 at nassau bahama islands poi for t nassau hal hai ine been captured by the avi ii m n in the course of th tb V ly 11 IN ij dence the united statts states flag is is unique in kllc ahr derp deep and noble sig I 1 f I 1 C trice or of it me deage age to th thi entire entorf world a me age ot nanan batini d 1 I I 1 dow anic c or idao alb 1 of 1111 of oai dw lot D ni I 1 eve eire y bl bpi and to 10 dij display PlaY tt it |