a commemoration that loyal readers of the “We the People” series will recognize takes place on the day the Second Continental Congress finalized the design of the American flag in 1777.

In this first flag, the 13 red and white stripes and the 13 stars represented the original North American colonies. The flag we know today ... trade shops by multiple people.

Instead, Hanlon thought it would be better to paint a flag on that elevator building — something that would be there for “We the People — all the time.” Hanlon approached four friends on ...