Friday is Flag Day. The day to officially celebrate the adoption of the Stars and Stripes for the American flag on June 14, 1777.
The American flag hasn't always looked the way it does today. It's gone through many revisions over the years.
The idea of Flag Day was first suggested by Wisconsin school teacher B.J. Cigrand in 1885, but it wasn't until 1916 that President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the date National Flag Day. 33 years later, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day.
For generations it was commonly accepted that Besty Ross was responsible for making the first American flag using a circle of 13 five-pointed stars on a blue field along with 13 alternating red and white stripes. Some historians have questioned that story. They've suggested that Francis Hopkinson, who served in the Continental Congress as a delegate from New Jersey and among those who signed the Declaration of Independence, may have been responsible for the design. They argue that Hopkinson had done other design work for the government and had submitted a bill for an American flag design. They also admit that Hopkins' request for payment was denied on the grounds that "he was not the only one consulted."