US Flag Honored By French
February 14 1778

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The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
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Created On: 2015-04-30T21:50:37Z

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