Derek Jeter Embed This NEW. Derek Jeter signed a 1 year / $12,000,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $12,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $12,000,000.
Betsy Ross, best known for making the first American flag, was born Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1752. A fourth-generation American, and the great-granddaughter of a carpenter who had arrived in New Jersey in 1680 from England, Betsy was the eighth of 17 children.
Betsy Ross The first official United States flag, adopted by an Act of Congress on June 14, 1777. According to legend, a group headed by George Washington commissioned Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross to execute their design for presentation to Congress.