1776: Year Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag

1814: Year Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”

1892: Year the Pledge of Allegiance was first published in the magazine “Youth Companion”

1949: Year President Truman signed an Act of Congress to designate June 14 as Flag Day

1960: Year the flag first carried 50 stars, including Hawaii

Source: www.ushistory.org/Betsy/flagfact.html