If you are older than 50, you probably remember Betsy McCall. She was a popular paper doll introduced in McCall’s magazine in May 1951. She soon was part of a family of dolls that included he… ...

A worker folds a newly made Betsy Ross flag in Salt Lake City on July 5. (George Frey/Getty Images) I really don’t know whether Kate Cohen’s July 12 op-ed, “The far right can take the Betsy ...

The Republican / Diane Lederman Maria R. Miller, of Hadley, shows a Betsy Ross doll given to her by one of her students in the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst ...

The fascinating tale of Betsy Ross, from sewing Washington’s bed linens to Nike controversy A rare female icon of the Revolutionary War, she is credited with creating the first American flag.

Born in New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross, according to lore, stitched America’s first flag for Gen. George Washington in 1776. The real story of the two-time war widow ...

This Halloween, the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia is holding candle-lit tours that highlight the gruesome realities of living in the 18th century.

At the Betsy Ross, Carol Spacht has been bringing one of the most famous stories from the American Revolution to life for nearly 20 years.

Nike is canceling a sneaker that featured the “Betsy Ross” version of the American flag from the late 18th century. “Nike made the decision to halt distribution of the Air Max 1 Quick Strike ...

The Betsy Ross flag has long been acknowledged as the first to use the stripes, stars, and the colors red, white, and blue which have no come to symbolize the United States. The flag was made in ...

Elizabeth Griscom Ross, better known to us as Betsy Ross, lived in Philadelphia. She was an upholsterer by trade, which in the 1700s included all kinds of sewing tasks, including making flags.

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the Civil War.

A large tire fire in northeast Philadelphia sending dark smoke billowing into the air has closed the Betsy Ross Bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.