There’s a lot of truth to the old adage, "You learn something new everyday."
On Flag Day, the U.S. Army celebrated 230 years of service with a ceremony in Times Square. To schedule the ceremony to coincide with Flag Day makes some sense – pooling resources and all that. But the something new I learned was that Flag Day also marks the founding of the United States Army.
On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution creating "the American Continental Army." A considerable amount of secrecy surrounded the actions of the Continental Congress that day, so records of the details don’t exist.
It turns out that June 14th has a dual significance in American history. First, it marks the day that the U.S. Army was formed, and second, it marks the day that our American flag was adopted.