William Driver is said to have given this nickname to the American flag in 1824
The 
term originally referred to an American flag owned by Driver, who was born on ... 
one of Driver's Nashville-born daughters, Driver gave her the flag as a gift on... [DOC] [TLE] TimeLine of American Flags - Timelines of Liberty - PoetPatriot.com [PAR] 1824 U.S.