How an Ohio Teenager's School Project Became the 50-Star Flag

How an Ohio Teenager's School Project Became the 50-Star Flag

The flag that has flown over the United States for more than six decades is often traced to a high school history assignment and a teenager who refused to accept his grade. The story of Bob Heft has become a fixture of American folklore, repeated in classrooms and patriotic ceremonies. The documented record supports much of it, while also complicating the popular claim that one student designed the national flag. A Class Project With Too Many St…