PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- In 2004, Carol Spacht stepped into the shoes of the woman known for having sewed the very first U.S. flag. Now she is one of the women bringing that history to life for the many ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Karen Butler, Executive Director at the Betsy Ross home in Philadelphia, gives the history of Betsy Ross and her contribution to the creation of the ...

Four years ago, the Star reported on a Fourth of July display of a large “Betsy Ross” flag on the porch of the late Bernard Vash and Elizabeth Couse. In the story, Vash claimed the flag was known ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Famed seamstress Betsy Ross receives much of the glory for creating the American flag. However, many ...

Welcome back for a simply patriotic episode of I Never Knew That! You know the American flag by its plethora of nicknames: Old Glory; the Star-Spangled Banner; and the Red, White, and Blue, to cover ...

You’ve heard the legendary tale. But stitching America’s first flag is just a small part of the Betsy Ross story. Courageous rebel… Grieving widow… Working mom… Business owner… Survivor. When you ...

In the bedroom of the Betsy Ross House, a reconstruction of where the upholsterer worked on her most famous commission, a long flag with a circle of 13 stars hangs over a Chippendale side chair and ...

Flagmaker Betsy Ross is embraced as one of the most popular figures of the American Revolution. The young Philadelphia seamstress stitched the original Old Glory in the summer of 1776 at the request ...

This week, Nike is halting distribution of a new sneaker featuring the "Betsy Ross" American flag, which features 13 stars in a circle for the original 13 states. This week, Nike is halting ...

The film "The American Flag: The Story of Old Glory" explores the historical evolution of the American flag, highlighting its origins from various colonial flags brought by European explorers. It ...

A bedding project for Mount Vernon is based on documents that tie George Washington to Betsy Ross. Betsy Ross interpreters, like Nina Gold, using period materials and technique, are sewing a ...