The Daughters or the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution held a flag raising ceremony on Thursday, July 3.

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.

In 1891, Philadelphia held its first — at one of Ross' former homes — and it evolved into an annual, weeklong Flag Fest. The small village of Waubeka, Wisconsin , north of Milwaukee, claims ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.

Then in 1777, it was Betsy who created the very first American flag based on the congressional resolution. Rare, 13-star flags on display for 1st time at Philly museum At least, that is the story.

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 ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.

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) Matt Rourke/Associated Press.

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first The U.S. Capitol is seen past American flags on the National Mall, Friday, June 6, 2025, on the ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.

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