<P> The name `` Grand Union '' was first applied to the Continental Colors by George Preble in his 1872 history of the U.S. flag . </P>
<P> The name `` Grand Union '' was first applied to the Continental Colors by George Preble in his 1872 history of the U.S. flag . </P>
what was the name of the first flag for the united states
what was the name of the first flag for the united states
`` Grand Union ''
`` Grand Union ''