Found a very interesting article in The Hill- I know that we usually reserve this space for Military and Federal IT but it is an interesting story. Enjoy!
Tracing the origins of the legend surrounding America’s first flag - TheHill.com
Until recently, the story behind the original American flag’s stripes and stars was relegated to children’s tales and legends.
The story goes that Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress, designed the flag in 1776, when George Washington and two representatives from the Continental Congress, one of whom was her husband’s uncle, visited her store. And it claims that Ross suggested to Washington that his square and six-point star flag design should instead be rectangular and sport five-point stars — a tale repeated and popularized by the testimony of her children and grandchildren. (read full story here)
