BICENTENNIAL MUG MUG MEASURES 3.75 INCHES TALL BY 2 7/8 INCHES ACROSS MUG HAS THE LIBERTY BELL WITH 1976 UNDER IT ON ONE SIDE ON THE OPP. SIDE IT AS A BETSY ROSS FLAG WITH 1776 UNDER IT IN THE MIDDLE IT STATES BETSY ROSS WAS A SEAMSTRESS WHO MADE FLAGS IN PHILADLPHIA AT THE TIME OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. IN JUNE 1776 A COMMITTEE LED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON VISITED MRS. ROSS AND ASKED HER TO MAKE A FLAG ACCORDING TO THE DESIGN THEY GAVE HER. THE STARS AND STRIPES SHE SEWED WAS THE FIRST OFFICIAL FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND WAS ADOPTED BY CONGRESS ON JUNE 14 1777