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PHOTOS: Old Glory Honored as Windsor Locks and East Windsor Residents Commemorate Flag Day

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The first Flag Day was observed on June 14, 1877, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the country's adoption of Old Glory as America's flag.

The tradition of flying the flag from all public buildings and in 1949, Congress designated Flag Day as a national day of observance, according to History.com.

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