Import prices up 0.1% in July after declines in June and May; export prices rise 0.4%. 08/15/2017. U.S. import prices edged up 0.1 percent in July, led by higher fuel prices which more than offset lower prices for nonfuel imports. Import prices rose 1.5 percent over the past 12 months.
1 The origin of the first American flag is unknown. Some historians believe it was designed by New Jersey Congressman Francis Hopkinson and sewn by Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross.  The name Old Glory was given to a large, 10-by-17-foot flag by its owner, William Driver, a sea captain from Massachusetts.
More interesting than this legend, however, is the origin of the original flag having a circle of stars. An artist named Charles Weisgerber actually designed the flag in this manner for the painting, Birth of Our Nation's Flag.. This painting was eventually copied into American History texts and became 'fact'. To view the specifications of the present American flag, please view this page. 2  January 3, 1959 - An Executive Order from President Dwight Eisenhower stated that the stars would be arranged in seven rows of seven stars each.