the american flag was flown for the first time on june 1777.
the american flag was flown for the first time on june 1777.
when was the american flag flown for the first time?
june 1777
on 16 november 1776, the west indian port of st. eustatius returned a 9-gun salute for the 13-gun salute given by the u.s. brigantine "andrew doria". at the time, nine guns was the customary salute to an independent republic. this first salute was specifically ordered by the dutch governor of the island, and marks the first formal international recognition of the united states as an independent republic. the flag flown by the "andrew doria" was the grand union flag, 13 alternating red and white stripes with the british flag in the union. the stars and stripes received its first salute when john paul jones saluted france with 13 guns at quiberon bay in 1778 (the stars and stripes was not adopted as the national flag until 14 june 1777).
21-gun salute
bullet::::- chicago cubs v los angeles dodgers (25 april 1976; national league). two protesters, william thomas and his 11-year-old son, ran into the outfield at dodger stadium and tried to set fire to an american flag they had brought with them. chicago outfielder rick monday noticed they had placed the flag on the ground and were fumbling with matches and lighter fluid; he then dashed over and grabbed the flag from the ground to thunderous cheers. he handed the flag to los angeles pitcher doug rau, after which the ballpark police officers arrested the two intruders. when he came up to bat in the next half-inning, he got a standing ovation from the los angeles crowd and the big message board behind the left-field bleachers in the stadium flashed the message, "rick monday... you made a great play..." he later said, "if you're going to burn the flag, don't do it around me. i've been to too many veterans' hospitals and seen too many broken bodies of guys who tried to protect it." on 25 august 2008, monday was presented with an american flag flown over valley forge national historical park in honor of his 1976 rescue.
pitch invasion