Born on this day – Francis Hopkinson:

Francis Hopkinson

Lawyer

Jurist

Writer

Composer

Designer of the American flag

September 21, 1737 – May 9, 1791

Credits:

Written work:

A Pretty Story Written in the Year of Our Lord 1774 (1774); Judgments in the Admiralty of Pennsylvania in four suits (1789); The Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional Writings of Francis Hopkinson (1792).

Music:

Collection of Plain Tunes with a Few from Anthems and Hymns (1763); Seven Songs for the Harpsichord or Forte Piano (1788); Temple of Minerva / The First American Opera (1781).

Born on this day – Betsy Ross:

 

Betsy Ross

Seamstress

Upholsterer

January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836

Creator of the First American Flag.

Postage stamp issued January 1, 1952 – commemorating 200 hundred years since her birth.

Depicted in the stamp are George Washington, being presented with the flag by Betsy Ross, with Robert Morris and George Ross.

Referenced in the following books:

Betsy Ross (First Biographies) (2007); Betsy Ross (Profiles in American History) (2006); Betsy Ross (Rookie Biographies) (2006); Betsy Ross and the Making of America (2010); Betsy Ross Issue / Smithsonian National Postal Museum (May 29, 2014); Betsy Ross’ Star / Blast to the Past (2007); Betsy Ross: A Flag For A Brand New Nation / Leaders of the American Revolution (2005); Betsy Ross: The Story of Our Flag / Easy Reader Biographies (2007); Betsy Ross’s Five Pointed Star (2005); Flag: An American Biography (2005).

 

Movies and television:

Betsy Ross (1917); Man vs. History / documentary (2021).