George ross was not a member of congress in the spring of 76. He's elected later that year, i believe, at the end of the summer. And so he would not have been on a congressional committee charged with acquiring a new flag. The other powdered whig who supposedly joined washington on that trip to betsy ross's shop, he was famously opposed to american independence. So that doesn't make sense.
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.
Flag Days: Unfolding a Moment