Born on this day – Betsy Ross:

Betsy Ross

Seamstress

Upholsterer

January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836

Creator of the First American Flag.

Postage stamp issued January 1, 1952 – commemorating 200 hundred years since her birth.

Depicted in the stamp are George Washington, being presented with the flag, with Robert Morris, and George Ross.

Referenced in the following books:

Betsy Ross (First Biographies) (2007); Betsy Ross (Profiles in American History) (2006); Betsy Ross (Rookie Biographies) (2006); Betsy Ross and the Making of America (2010); Betsy Ross Issue / Smithsonian National Postal Museum (May 29, 2014); Betsy Ross' Star / Blast to the Past (2007); Betsy Ross: A Flag For A Brand New Nation / Leaders of the American Revolution (2005); Betsy Ross: The Story of Our Flag / Easy Reader Biographies (2007); Betsy Ross's Five Pointed Star (2005); Flag: An American Biography (2005).

Movies and television:

Betsy Ross (1917); Man vs. History / documentary (2021).