Did you know that the American Flag’s accompanying national anthem’s tune was made in reference to a drinking song in England entitled To Anacreon in Heaven? While some would claim truth as equally as those who would debunk this trivia, one thing is sure – that the flag and the anthem are both created to embody the spirit of the American identity as a nation.
Upholding the highest degree of respect and symbolic meaning for a piece of material, the American Flag is attributed to two key personalities, and there have been some debates on who was the founding father (or mother) of the national flag.
The first attributed personality is Betsy Ross. She was a key figure during colonial America under the British rule. During this time, she was responsible in making some of the colonial flags for the citizens, thus being branded as the most probable source of the first national flag. However, some would still have skepticism since this specific rumor started years after her passing.
The second attributed person for the source of the first created American Flag is Francis Scott Key. A poet at that, he was already making references to the very popular Star Spangled Banner. This was during the War of 1812, which many scholars and supporters say, was one of the key inspirations of the design of the first national flag to which the present flag has evolved from.
In any case there is, the history of the American Flag is a historically short, but very rich one, undergoing a lot of changes as the nation evolved from a mere colony to a current superpower.
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