Happy Flag Day! The significants of dealing with the history of ol'glory is always worth a post.
Here's my flag day point you may not know:
The flag we solute today was designed by a 17 year old.
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| Robert G. "Bob" Heft (Jan 19, 1941 - Dec 12, 2009) |
Fact: In 1958 Robert G Heft, while still in high school, designed the 50 star flag after Hawaii and Alaska were added to the states. The original first redesign have 100 individual white stars because Robert had to cover both sides of the flag, 50 hand cut stars for each side. He submitted the design to his high school teacher for a grade and received a B-. [I bet that teacher feels like an ass now huh].
During President Dwight D Eisenhowers administration, talks began about adding Alaska and Hawaii into Statehood. When talks began President Eisenhower put out a request for a new flag. Lots of designers submitted 49 starred flags, with the majority being 50. Robert G Heft flag was declare the new standard for America. It's the flag we solute today.
The original design still exist in the Eisenhower Presidential Archives in Abilene, Kansas.
Now to ruin it for you, $3 Million a year of our American flags are imported from China! Happy Flag Day.
Source: Wikipedia
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