July 4, 2008

Happy 4th of July!

Did you know that despite the popular belief that Betsy Ross, the seamstress from Philadelphia, was the first person to sew the flag, that there is no actual proof? It's all just a mystery.

History of the American Flag
http://www.americanrevolution.com/HistoryoftheAmericanFlag.htm


An interesting data from PBS about the history of the Fourth of July

PBS History of The Forth
http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/flag.html

One last link shows historical flags, including flags from other countries.

Any Flag
http://www.anyflag.com/history

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