According to American Flags, the flag was designed by Colonel Joseph Reed, a personal secretary to Washington. In 1775, it was adopted for use on six military cruiser ships, and in 1776 ...

Regular readers of this column may remember my interest in the so-called Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence dated May 20 ...

The upper lefthand corner where the US flag currently has 50 stars in a blue ... the state Curved text that said "May 20th, 1775" above the star Curved text beneath the star read "May 20th ...