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Initial events of the American flag. June 14, 1777: The first American flag, made by Betsy Ross, was adopted by the Continental Congress as the flag of the United States of North America. 1787-1790: The Stars and Stripes first carried around the world by the ship Columbia. August 2, 1777: An improvised Stars and Stripes hoisted at Fort Stanwix, N. Y. November 1, 1777: The American flag was first flown at sea by Capt. Paul Jones. He sailed to carry the news to France that Burgoyne had surrendered. February 14. 1778: The first salute given the American flag, at Quiberon Bay, France, when the French Admiral La Motte Piquet, saluted the flag on the Ranger, commanded by Capt. Paul Jones. September 11, 1777: The American flag first went into battle, receiving its baptism of blood at the Brandywine. September 13. 1814: Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner during the battle at Fort McHenry, in Baltimore Harbor. It was later officially designated as the national anthem. July 24. 1866: First American flag manufactured from American material hoisted over the Capitol at Washington. Previously the bunting had been manufactured outside the United States. |
