On June 14, 1775, the Continental Army, forerunner of the United States Army, was created.

In 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the original American flag.



In 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that public school students could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States.

In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure adding the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance.

In 1972, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered a ban on domestic use of the pesticide DDT.