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  2. 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.

  3. Betsy Ross flag - Wikipedia

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    Flag: An American Biography. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-32308-5. Mastai, Boleslaw; Mastai, Marie-Louise D'Otrange (1973). The Stars and the Stripes. The American Flag as Art and as History from the Birth of the Republic to the Present'. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-47217-9. Miller, Marla R. (2010). Betsy Ross and the Making of ...

  4. Margaret Manny - Wikipedia

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    Grand Union Flag. Manny began making jacks and ensigns for ships as early as December 1774. [1] She also supposedly made the Grand Union Flag, or Continental Colors, first flown by John Paul Jones aboard the Alfred on 3 December 1775.

  5. Check Out These Cool and Patriotic Facts About the American Flag

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    The image of Buzz Aldrin on the moon with an American flag is one of the most iconic photos in American history. The U.S. planted the first flag on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

  6. Betsy Ross House - Wikipedia

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    Although the house is one of the most visited tourist sites in Philadelphia, [5] the claim that Ross once lived there, and that she designed and sewed the first American flag, sometimes called the Betsy Ross flag, are subjects of controversy among historians. [6] [7]

  7. Flag of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first official flag resembling the "Stars and Stripes" was the Continental Navy ensign (often referred to as the Continental Union Flag, first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) used between 1775 and 1777. It consisted of 13 red-and-white stripes, with the British Union Flag in the canton.

  8. Why are flags being flown at half-staff for Rosalynn Carter?

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    The flag is usually run quickly to the top of the pole before being lowered slowly down to a half-staff position. Ms Carter will be laid to rest on 29 November (Diana Walker/Getty Images File) Why ...

  9. Clintonville retail fixture The Flag Lady dies at 87 - AOL

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    Mary Leavitt, better known as The Flag Lady, dies at age 87, decades after founding her Clintonville store.