Flag Day in the United States happens on June 14. Flag Day was first proposed in 1861 to rally support for the Union side of the American Civil War, but it wasn't until August 3, 1949 it was officially established by Congress. Even at that, it is not an official federal holiday, letting the president officially proclaim the observance. For an article about the Union Flag during the American Civil War and even more facts about the flag and flagpoles, check HD Flagpoles.
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| Gettysburg. July 3, 1863, a tattered yet defiant American flag, dimmed by gunpowder and torn by shot, still gleamed with the promise of a united nation. |
Her story about the Civil War Flag Day is found in that book. (The copy found at Archive.org is partially highlighted.)
This is part of a series of postings of stories under the category, “Keeping the Public in Public Domain.” The idea behind Public Domain was to preserve our cultural heritage after the authors and their immediate heirs were compensated. I feel strongly current copyright law delays this intent on works of the 20th century. My own library of folklore includes so many books within the Public Domain I decided to share stories from them. I hope you enjoy discovering them.
At the same time, my own involvement in storytelling regularly creates projects requiring research as part of my sharing stories with an audience. Whenever that research needs to be shown here, the publishing of Public Domain stories will not occur that week. This is a return to my regular posting of a research project here. (Don't worry, this isn't dry research, my research is always geared towards future storytelling to an audience.) Response has convinced me that "Keeping the Public in Public Domain" should continue along with my other postings as often as I can manage it.
See the sidebar for other Public Domain story resources I recommend on the page “Public Domain Story Resources."
