101.9 KING Radio » flag day http://kingfm.com Fri, 24 May 2013 05:54:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Day in History for June 14 – Stars & Stripes Adopted and More http://kingfm.com/this-day-in-history-for-june-14-stars-stripes-adopted-and-more/ http://kingfm.com/this-day-in-history-for-june-14-stars-stripes-adopted-and-more/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:17:32 +0000 Gailen Sprague http://kingfm.com/?p=4184 Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1777 – The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States (More info)

1789 – Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev. Elijah Craig (More info)

]]> http://kingfm.com/this-day-in-history-for-june-14-stars-stripes-adopted-and-more/feed/ 0 overseasvoyager84, flickr