The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...

The Betsy Ross Flag is presented during the Flag Day ceremony held at Staten Island Elks Lodge 841 in Greenridge on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Advance/SILive.com | Luke Peteley) ...

Madeline Burk, portraying Betsy Ross, holds a flag as it is hoisted up at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ...

There are four Betsy Ross flag banners on the columns of Liberty Tree Tavern. To fit their vertical orientation, the flags have five red and white stripes instead of the standard 13.

Madeline Burk, portraying Betsy Ross, holds a flag as it is hoisted up at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Matt Rourke/Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan.

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag. Betsy Ross may ...