Betsy Ross Flag USA Victory shirt

The National Museum of American History notes that the Betsy Ross Flag USA Victory shirt story first entered into the American consciousness. About the time of the 1876 Centennial Exposition celebrations. In 1870, Ross’s grandson, William J. Canby. Presented a paper to the historical society of Pennsylvania in which he claimed. That his grandmother had “made with her hands the first flag” of the United States.