Watch as the huge 414 Day flag is draped in front of City Hall. Milwaukee Day, also known as 414 Day, celebrated Milwaukee's diverse heritage.

However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's birthday dates to 1885 when schoolteacher BJ Cigrand organized a group of Wisconsin ... Day remained a state and local ...

making the Appleton Flag Day Parade the nation’s oldest. The celebration annually draws more than 50,000 spectators and participants from throughout Wisconsin and the country to Appleton.