Members of the Patriot Front rallied at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City on Saturday. Pictures show the group with masks ...

The Betsy Ross flag was an early design of the U.S. flag. It featured 13 stars, instead of the 50 seen in the current version of the flag, along with the white and red stripes. The exact origins ...

A late 18th-century version of the American flag is making 2019 headlines. Nike has pulled shoes featuring a "Betsy Ross flag" after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick said the design was ...

So who was Betsy Ross? And why is the flag often attributed to her a source of controversy for some? Here's what we know: That depends who you ask, though generally it is not viewed that way.

A Henry Mosler painting 'The Birth of the Flag' depicts Betsy Ross and her assistants sewing the first American flag, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1777. A Henry Mosler painting 'The Birth of the ...

It wasn’t until a century after the Revolutionary War—in a time of flag fervor—that the Philadelphia seamstress’ story became an urban legend. Although seamstress Betsy Ross is often ...

However, no evidence exists that Ross made the first American flag or that she made the one now known as the "Betsy Ross flag." What's Undetermined Because no documentation exists of Ross ...

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. According to the Wall Street ...

1. Betsy Ross made the first American flag. The Betsy Ross story is the most tenacious piece of fiction involving the flag. There simply is no credible historical evidence — letters, diaries ...

Nike has recalled a shoe featuring the Betsy Ross flag over concerns that the design glorifies slavery and racism. The red, white and blue sneaker had been set to hit the U.S. market to ...