Marlow miller says historical records put george washington in philadelphia the month this was all said to take place. So that checks out. But is there any other evidence that any part of the story we heard in school is true? Well, it's all pretty circumstantial. O kas, so this was like a game of clue, and we've got like betsy ross, a government contractor in philadelphia in 17 76. All the stuff is there for her to be the person who sewed the first flag.
Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. At least, that's what we were taught in school. But when historians go searching…there’s no proof to be found. In this collaboration with the podcast Sidedoor, we unravel this vexillological tall tale to find out how this myth got started, and who Betsy Ross really was.
Plus we talk about the real flag that inspired the song, The Star Spangled Banner.
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