In 1812, Francis Scott Key was a young Georgetown lawyer living just a few miles from the federal buildings in Washington. D.C., when war broke out over Britain's attempts to regulate American shipping while Britain was at war with France.
Many people believe that General George Washington visited seamstress Betsy Ross in June, 1776 to ask her to sew a stars-and-stripes flag that would become the first official flag of the new country.
Now a museum, the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia is the house where Ross is purported to have made her famous flag.
USFlag.org explores the ubiquity and appeal of the Ross story.
Happy Fourth of July! It's Independence Day Fun, with coloring pages. printable flags, crafts, recipes and more. ~~ Barbara J. Feldman
Illustrated guide to folding the United States flag.
Each year on National Flag Day (June 14th) our country celebrates the history and symbolism of our flag. With Memorial Day just behind us, and Independence Day just around the corner, all the picnics, parades, flags and fireworks blend into one big Americ
Created at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, this site is a collection of stars and stripes from Betsy Ross to present day.
"Flag-folding does take some practice, but the task isn't exactly rocket science.
"The Star-Spangled Banner Preservation Project is saving an American treasure -- the flag that inspired our national anthem.
"Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed.
