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Debut of the Stars and Stripes Flag – Dale's Daily Data

Dale Mussen — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:00:05 +0000

Nobody has ever been able to prove or disprove the story – but we all know the legend of Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross. History says George Washington asked her to create a new American flag after the Continental Congress directed that it should be made of 13 alternating red and white stripes with 13 white stars in a field of blue.

First American Flag – Dale's Daily Data

Dale Mussen — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:00:38 +0000

In 1777, members of America’s Continental Congress were a little embarrassed when they couldn’t honor Thomas Green’s request. Green was an American Indian who sent Congress three pieces of wampum that he hoped to trade for an American flag. He wanted to use the flag to take from his own village into mostly white towns [...]