On June 14th, 1777, congress passed a resolution that “… the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”

What else could we possibly listen to on this day, except The Stars and Stripes Forever, by John Philip Sousa?

Fun fact (at least for me) – this piece was premiered in the city where I live, not one mile from my house!