The Betsy Ross flag was an early design of the U.S. flag. It featured 13 stars, instead of the 50 seen in the current version of the flag, along with the white and red stripes.

Furthermore, Betsy was also acquainted with the great Gen. Washington. Not only did they both worship at Christ Church in Philadelphia, but Betsy’s pew was next to George and Martha Washington ...

Celebrating Flag Day and the US Army's 247th birthday The U.S. Army Drill Team performs on FOX Square and 'Fox & Friends' hosts cut cake in celebration of Flag Day and the Army's 247th birthday.

Digital Brief: July 4, 2023 (AM) In the bedroom of the Betsy Ross House, a reconstruction of where the upholsterer worked on her most famous commission, a long flag with a circle of 13 stars hangs ...

Madeline Burk, portraying Betsy Ross, holds a flag as it is hoisted up at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

Elizabeth Griscom Ross, better known to us as Betsy Ross, lived in Philadelphia. She was an upholsterer by trade, which in the 1700s included all kinds of sewing tasks, including making flags.

Did you know that the American flag has changed many times since Betsy Ross' first rendition? Betsy Ross will always be known as the first flag trailblazer! CC BY History101, Evolution of the ...

Betsy Ross may also have met Washington while worshiping at Christ Church after she was “read out” of her Quaker meetinghouse in part because of her support for the war.

This week, Nike is halting distribution of a new sneaker featuring the "Betsy Ross" American flag, which features 13 stars in a circle for the original 13 states. According to the Wall Street ...

Flag Day was founded by Bernard Cigrand. We don't really know who made the first American flag. There have been 27 versions of the U.S. flag. Flag Day, observed annually on June 14, celebrates the ...

Another bed in the Betsy Ross House belonged to Hannah Lithgow, who owned the house and rented work and living space to Betsy Ross and her husband. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Although made of chintz, it wasn’t ...

In Betsy Ross' day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from ...