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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The United States adopted the Stars and Stripes as |
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| 6 | 7 | | its official flag on June 14, 1777, and each year, Americans |
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| 7 | 8 | | celebrate the anniversary of that momentous event as Flag Day; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Beginning in the late 19th century, proud citizens |
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| 9 | 10 | | contemplated setting aside a special time to reflect on the |
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| 10 | 11 | | significance of their beloved flag; in 1885, a Wisconsin public |
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| 11 | 12 | | school teacher arranged for his students to commemorate "Flag |
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| 12 | 13 | | Birthday" on June 14, and a kindergarten teacher in New York City |
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| 13 | 14 | | took up the cause four years later; the Betsy Ross House in |
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| 14 | 15 | | Philadelphia held Flag Day activities in 1891, and the National |
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| 15 | 16 | | Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of |
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| 16 | 17 | | Pennsylvania soon joined in honoring the flag on the anniversary of |
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| 17 | 18 | | its adoption; within the decade, Chicago hosted a general public |
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| 18 | 19 | | school observance in parks around the city for more than 300,000 |
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| 19 | 20 | | children; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, President Woodrow Wilson established Flag Day by |
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| 21 | 22 | | proclamation in 1916, advising his fellow Americans to consider it |
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| 22 | 23 | | "a day upon which we should direct our minds with a special desire |
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| 23 | 24 | | of renewal to thoughts of the ideals and principles of which we have |
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| 24 | 25 | | sought to make our great Government the embodiment"; communities |
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| 25 | 26 | | around the country began to celebrate June 14 each year, and in |
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| 26 | 27 | | 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress officially |
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| 27 | 28 | | designating June 14 as National Flag Day; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, A powerful symbol of freedom and democracy, "Old |
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| 29 | 30 | | Glory" inspires patriotism in the hearts of all Americans, and this |
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| 30 | 31 | | special occasion provides an opportunity for residents of the Lone |
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| 31 | 32 | | Star State to solemnly reflect on the rich history of our nation and |
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| 32 | 33 | | its flag; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby commemorate Flag Day, June 14, 2015, and |
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| 35 | 36 | | encourage all Texans to display the American flag. |
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