Betsy Ross (born Elizabeth Griscom) also known by her second and 
third married names Elizabeth Ashburn and Elizabeth Claypoole. 

                               (January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836)  

Ross was a seamstress who owned and operated an upholstery shop with
her husband. She was commissioned by George Washington to design and 
make the first American flag in 1776. Betsy Ross has become a significant
symbol in American history.
 

Painting of Betsy Ross showing Washington the finished Stars and Stripes

The Rose Bowl stadium ,built in 1923, is located near the campus of Caltech

Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game," the first Rose Bowl
was played on January 1, 1902 in Pasadena’s Tournament Park, starting the
tradition of New Year’s Day bowl games. It featured the University of Michigan representing the East and Stanford representing the West. The Michigan
Wolverines’ beat Stanford, 49-0. Fearing a lack of interest, the game wasn’t
played again until 1916, when it would become a yearly tradition. 

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