The red stands for valor and hardiness. The colors of the American flag are symbolic.

White stands for innocence and purity. Flag Day 2020: Fun facts about the American flag you may not have known Today the American flag turns 243, but it doesn't look a day over 200.

"This Mega Grocery Chain Is Now Open Later Than Ever Then why should it not be called Old Glory?

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Betsy Ross is a phony Flag Day is celebrated on June 14.

Enter your e-mail address to stay in contact and get our latest updates. We do know that Ross was a seamstress and that she probably 7. Want to learn more about the history of Flag Day? Ross is more in line with American mythic legends Paul Bunyan and Johnny Appleseed than historic figures like Clara Barton or Benjamin Franklin.President Woodrow Wilson, in a ceremony recognizing the first national observance of Flag Day, was asked about his thoughts on Ross.Turns out Betsy Ross is the biggest lie your kindergarten teacher ever told you (except that Bubbles the class gerbil was moving to a farm upstate).

It should be valuable for teachers, students, parents, and readers of all kinds.”

Here are some fun facts and common misconceptions about the iconic emblem.The story says that she lobbied Gen. George Washington to change the design, giving us the historic mock-up we've come to know and love.The truth is there is ZERO proof that this ever happened, although it is taught to elementary school children as history. There is a code of conduct on how the flag should be hoisted and handled, for example, it can never be placed on the ground.

I love it as a mother loves her child; take it and cherish it as I have always cherished it; for it has been my steadfast friend and protector in all parts of the world -- savage, heathen and civilized. It is designed horizontally and consists of three colours - saffron on the top, white in middle and green at the bottom. The flag got its nickname, “Old Glory,” from William Driver, a Massachusetts-born resident of Nashville, Tennessee who hid his homemade flag from Confederate troops, unfurling it again when the city came under the control of federal troops.A fact unknown by many Americans: You may take your U.S. flag to any dry cleaners, which will dry clean your flag for free for Flag Day. Savages and heathens, lowly and oppressed, hailed and welcomed it at the far end of the wide world. Old Glory was the most popular symbol of the Union during the Civil War and belonged to sea captain William Driver.Driver received the flag from his mother and hung it from the mast of his ship. The national flag of India is also called Tricolour or tiranga.

Color illustration of Fremont's Rocky Mountain Flag, raised by officer and explorer John C. Fremont on the highest peak of the Wind River Chain.

The 1777 resolution did not set the size or proportions of the flag, or even what shape the constellation of stars should be.As a result, flags of the era showed the constellation of stars in different arrangements, and flags were made with differing proportions. (CNN) -- Today the American flag turns 243, but it doesn't look a day over 200. Here are 10 facts about the flag and its birthday to share with your students. 1. Today the American flag turns 243, but it doesn't look a day over 200. "In the midst of Driver's retirement from seafaring, the Civil War broke out. Before the flag's current 50-star design, there were a number of versions, some wackier than others.The designer of our current flag was a 17-year-old Boy Scout named Heft's teacher asked students at Lancaster High School in Ohio to design a new 50-star flag, after Hawaii and Alaska joined the Union.