The design of the American flag as we know it today has deep historical roots, particularly involving Betsy Ross and the ...

A replica "Betsy Ross Flag" posted on the side of the Betsy Ross House landmark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in August 2016. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Is There Evidence That Betsy Ross Made the Flag?

A worker folds a newly made Betsy Ross flag in Salt Lake City on July 5. (George Frey/Getty Images) I really don’t know whether Kate Cohen’s July 12 op-ed, “The far right can take the Betsy ...

and the sentimental image became a national obsession. Despite the uncertainty surrounding its origins, this early design of the American flag is known as the Betsy Ross flag. It has 13 red-and ...

Betsy Ross, to most Americans means, “Flag Maker.” We see the image, a young woman, large flag draped over her lap, and we just KNOW she made the first Old Glory. A wonderful legend ...

On Monday evening, Nike announced it would be pulling a new edition of Fourth of July-themed sneakers featuring the original United States flag as designed by Betsy Ross, with 13 stars in a circle.

Michigan native, Janice Williams is a graduate of Oakland University where she studied journalism and communication. Upon relocating to New York City, she held internships at celebrity news ...

Some, like former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, contend that the “Betsy Ross flag” is an image that , that represents nostalgia for a time defined by slavery. Others, like the governor ...

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 ...

The reason given was that in the World War II era, the German-American Bund had used the Betsy Ross flag at its rallies, and that the Ku Klux Klan had used the image of the flag on some ...

Nonetheless, it’s true that if you search through enough old photos of Klan rallies and neo-Nazi pageants, you can spot a Betsy Ross flag from time to time. Do you know what else you can ...

The back of the shoe featured an image of the Betsy Ross flag. Colin Kaepernick — former NFL quarterback, activist, Nike spokesperson — told the company that he considered the image to be ...