Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 60
CHAPTER 60
Relative to Flag Day.
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Filed with
Secretary of State
June 25, 2007.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 60, Duvall.
Flag Day.
This measure would recognize June 14, 2007, as Flag Day in California.
Digest Key
Fiscal Committee:
NO WHEREAS, On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution specifying that the flag of the new nation carry 13 stripes and 13 stars, with the colors representing hardiness and valor (red), purity and innocence (white), and vigilance, perseverance, and justice (blue); and
WHEREAS, In 1885, B.J. Cigrand, a Fredonia, Wisconsin schoolteacher, arranged for the students in his school district to observe June 14 as “Flag Birthday” or “Flag Day,” and George Balch, a New York City kindergarten teacher, planned similar festivities for his school’s students in 1889; and
WHEREAS, In 1893, Philadelphia became the first city to celebrate Flag Day, and in the following year, New York was the first state to observe the day; and
WHEREAS, After decades of growing numbers of state and community observances, President Woodrow Wilson established Flag Day on May 30, 1916, and President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress in 1949 designating June 14 of each year as National Flag Day; and
WHEREAS, The United States Flag Code, as adopted by Congress, states, “the flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing,” and this is why we should give the flag our full respect; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California recognizes June 14, 2007, as Flag Day in California and encourages the citizens of the state to celebrate the symbol of our freedom and remember the hard work and sacrifices that so many made to ensure that freedom; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.