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  2. Betsy Ross flag - Wikipedia

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    Rachel Fletcher, Betsy Ross's daughter, gave an affidavit to the Betsy Ross story. [32] A painting which might be dated 1851 by Ellie Wheeler, allegedly the daughter of Thomas Sully, shows Betsy Ross sewing the flag. If the painting is authentic and the date correct, the story was known nearly 20 years before Canby's presentation to the ...

  3. Betsy Ross - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom; [1] January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, [1] was an American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives in 1870 [2] with making the second official U.S. flag, [3] accordingly known as the Betsy Ross flag.

  4. The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross

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    Budget. $17,773.94 [1] The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross is a 1927 MGM silent fictionalized film short in two-color Technicolor, about the making of the U.S. flag by Betsy Ross. [2][3] It was the first of the "Great Events" series co-produced by Technicolor and Colorcraft Pictures Inc., and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn ...

  5. On this day in history, September 3, 1777, 'Stars and Stripes ...

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    For the first time, our nation's American flag was flown in battle, on this day in history, Sept. 3, 1777, during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch's Bridge, Delaware. ... Betsy Ross, a ...

  6. We the People: Flag Day is this week, and what you know ... - AOL

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    Many remember learning the story of Betsy Ross and the original American flag at some point in their life. Images show Ross, a seamstress from Philadelphia, sewing the original red, white and blue ...

  7. Gilbert Baker (artist) - Wikipedia

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    After the commemoration, he sent sections of this flag to more than 100 cities around the world. [11] Due to his creation of the rainbow flag, Baker often used the drag queen name "Busty Ross", alluding to Betsy Ross. [3] Baker died at home in his sleep on March 31, 2017, at age 65, in New York City.

  8. Lies About American History We Were All Taught in School

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    The story of 6-year-old Georgie getting a hatchet as a gift and cutting down his father’s cherry tree before ... Betsy Ross Made the First U.S. Flag. If you were asked who Betsy Ross was, you ...

  9. Flag of the United States - Wikipedia

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    13-star Betsy Ross variant. The origin of the stars and stripes design has been muddled by a story disseminated by the descendants of Betsy Ross. The apocryphal story credits Betsy Ross for sewing one of the first flags from a pencil sketch handed to her by George Washington. No such evidence exists either in George Washington's diaries or the ...