Thirteen stars were on "Old Glory".
Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the first 'Stars and Stripes' flag.
Betsy Ross
She made the first flag of the United States. It had 13 stars on it instead of 50. The stars made a circle. It was still a red white and blue flag.
Betsy Ross
Legend has it that Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag.
There were 13 stars representing the 13 colonies .
Betsy Ross is credited with designing and sewing the original Unites States flag with the circle of thirteen stars and the red and white stripes. However, the current 50 star version was designed by Robert Heft for a school project when he was 17.
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Betsy Ross
It took Betsy Ross 3 months to sew the first American flag.
Betsy Ross was supposedly the one who sewed the first American flag (-:*
Betsy Ross herself sewed the flag but George Washington designed the flag. After Betsy Ross looked at the design she made a few changes. She then started to make our first American flag.