13 Reasons the American Flag Is Even Cooler Than You Thought

Betsy Ross may have nothing to do with the design

Philadelphia-born upholsterer Betsy Ross is given credit for sewing and designing the very first American flag, but there is no evidence that she had anything to do with it.

Strangely, the first account of Ross’s flag-sewing legacy didn’t air until 1870, nearly a century after the flag debuted, and long after Ross herself had died. The first person to tell the tale? Ross’s grandson. It is still not known whether her legend is true.

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