A late 18th-century version of the American flag is making 2019 headlines. Nike has pulled shoes featuring a "Betsy Ross flag" after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick said the design was ...

So who was Betsy Ross? And why is the flag often attributed to her a source of controversy for some? Here's what we know: That depends who you ask, though generally it is not viewed that way.

The Betsy Ross flag was an early design of the U.S. flag. It featured 13 stars, instead of the 50 seen in the current version of the flag, along with the white and red stripes. The exact origins ...

This week, Nike is halting distribution of a new sneaker featuring the “Betsy Ross” American flag, which features 13 stars in a circle for the original 13 states. According to the Wall Street ...

On Monday evening, Nike announced it would be pulling a new edition of Fourth of July-themed sneakers featuring the original United States flag as designed by Betsy Ross, with 13 stars in a circle.

While Democrats and media pundits pounce to decry the Betsy Ross flag as racially problematic -- with one even likening the symbol to Nazi swastikas -- the very same flag flew prominently during t ...

A Henry Mosler painting 'The Birth of the Flag' depicts Betsy Ross and her assistants sewing the first American flag, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1777. A Henry Mosler painting 'The Birth of the ...

Betsy Ross would continue to make flags for over fifty years. She died in 1836, at the age of 84. Whether she sewed that first flag or not, the fact that she ran a successful business at a time ...