A compelling and uniquely American story is told in the first episode of ‘Crazy American History with Eric Shawn,’ now streaming on Fox Nation. It is about Bob Heft, a 17-year-old high school junior from Lancaster, Ohio, who designed the first 50-star flag and sent it to the White House to be approved as our current stars and stripes.
Heft’s Story
Heft sewed his flag as part of a high school history class project. He then sent it off to President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959, asking him to adopt his design as the nation’s new flag when Hawaii became the 50th state. Eisenhower’s chief of staff Wilton B. Persons sent Heft a letter thanking him.
Heft spent his life touting his claim, speaking to school groups, veterans, and reporters about his making the 50-star flag. He did create his 50-star flag before the design’s official adoption by the Eisenhower administration, and he was able to get his flag flown over at least 40 state capitol buildings from 1960 to 1962.
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