1976 surreal Bicentennial poster showing the Union Jack British flag as a square peg hovering above a round star-spangled hole versus a cylinder of Red Stripes hovering above the same hole. Published by the Dayton-Montgomery County Bicentennial Commission with support from the Ohio Arts Council. ...
1777/6/14The Flag Resolution sets the design of the flag of the United States of America. 1777/6/20General John Burgoyne issues a proclamation calling for a counter-insurgency against the Revolution and threatening retaliation at the hands of allied Indian tribes if he is not heeded. ...
The 1976 American Revolution Bicentennial symbol was the logo for America’s 200th birthday party and a precursor to the NASA logo that Bruce Blackburn would design in 1974. This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original, wrapped in a black jacket with a foil stamped foreword from Bruce...
The American Revolution affected the historical course of North America, Great Britain, and Western Civilization. This lesson explores the war's...
January 1, 1776:The first United States flag, the “Grand Union,” was displayed by George Washington. It became the unofficial national flag, preceding the 13-star, 13-stripe version. June 14, 1777:The Stars and Stripes were adopted by the Continental Congress as the Flag of the United ...
The first “official” flag was “the Continental Colors,” also known as the “Grand Union Flag,” which consisted of thirteen red and white stripes and the United Kingdom's flag in the upper-left-hand corner, also known as the canton. ...
Dessert was a sheet cake decorated with the colonial American flag. "Happy Birthday General Joe," was written in blue gel icing below the flag. The cake was grandpa's favorite -- vanilla with strawberry filling.After dinner, we all danced some more and each had our portraits taken by the...
Betsy Ross (January 1, 1752–January 30, 1836) was a colonial seamstress who is usually credited with creating the firstAmerican flag. During theAmerican Revolution, Ross made flags for the navy. After her death, she became a model of patriotism and a key figure in the legend of early Ame...
When the American Revolution broke out in 1775, the colonists didn’t yet unite under a single flag. Instead, they fought mainly under unit or regimental flags, according to Marc Leepson, author of the book Flag: An American Biography. One flag of the time featured a picture of a coiled ...
But is the account of her contribution to the American Revolution simply a legend? This is a modal window. Something went wrong while setting up a Google DAI stream. Betsy Ross Although she purportedly sewed the first flag in 1776, Ross wasn’t credited with this work during her lifetime....