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Did Betsy Ross make the first one? Why is it nicknamed ‘Old Glory’? What to know on Flag Day.

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY Comments Off on Did Betsy Ross make the first one? Why is it nicknamed ‘Old Glory’? What to know on Flag Day.

Flag Day, observed annually on June 14, celebrates the day in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first flag.

      
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