On This Day in History
14-Jun-2023 -
Vostok 5 LaunchedSpace Soviet Union
The manned Soviet spacecraft Vostok 5 was launched. It was piloted by Valery Bykovsky and returned to Earth on June 19th.
14-Jun-1777 -
Flag DayPolitical United States
The Second Continental Congress, on June 14, 1777, passed a resolution stating that "the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation." In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson marked the anniversary by officially establishing June 14 as Flag Day.