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As you compare news articles about rescued teenage sailor Abby Sunderland, learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 7's Collection 1: Rogue Wave, articles about rescued teenage sailor, The Flight of Icarus, Icarus's Flight, Women in Aviation

The Continental Congress adopted the resolution for the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, but the first claim of a Flag Day celebration was not until 1861 in Hartford, CT. For nearly a century after this, many attempts increased the popularity of June 14 Flag Day commemorations. However, it was not until 1949 that Congress approved — and President Harry Truman signed into law — the national Flag Day observance.