City of Philadelphia - File #: 150633

• File #: 150633
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 6/18/2015
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/18/2015
• Title: Calling upon all Philadelphians to recognize the prominent history of the American Flag and celebrate the importance of the Flag of the United States by flying 10,000 American Flags throughout the City of Philadelphia
• Sponsors: Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Neilson, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Bass

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/18/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
6/18/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Calling upon all Philadelphians to recognize the prominent history of the American Flag and celebrate the importance of the Flag of the United States by flying 10,000 American Flags throughout the City of Philadelphia

Body
WHEREAS, The Betsy Ross House is the birthplace of the American flag, where Betsy Ross is widely credited with making the first American flag in 1776, and has been the site of Philadelphia's observance of Flag Day; and

WHEREAS, On June 14, 1777, the Stars and Stripes were officially adopted as the national flag of the United States; and

WHEREAS, In 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired by the American flag flying over Fort McHenry to write our National Anthem, which continues to embody the American spirit of liberty today; and

WHEREAS, On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a Presidential Proclamation that officially established June 14th as Flag Day; and

WHEREAS, On June 14, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first state to celebrate Flag Day as a holiday; and

WHEREAS, On August 3, 1949, President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day; and

WHEREAS, The American flag symbolizes the Nation's highest ideals of freedom, democracy, and self-determination; and

WHEREAS, All across the Country, Americans pledge their allegiance to the Flag of the United States; In addition, our troops carry the flag as they defend our Nation's principles; And our Nation remembers and reveres such moments of tragedy and heroism as Pearl Harbor and the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it hereby calls upon all Philadelphians to recognize the prominent history of the American Flag and celebrate the importance of the Flag of the United States by flying 10,000 American Flags throughout the City of Philadelphia.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented t...