How The American Flag Got Its 50th Star

In 1958, Ohio high schooler Robert Heft submitted a class project that would change our country forever. Heft’s history teacher gave his class an open-ended assignment: make a project illustrating your interest in American history. So Heft redesigned the 48-star American flag to include two additional stars for Hawaii and Alaska. Though his teacher was not impressed, President Dwight D. Eisenhower ultimately took an interest … The rest, as they say, is history. SUBSCRIBE: Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: Make our acquaintance on Facebook: Give us a shout on Twitter: Come hang with us on Vimeo: Visit our world directly: This story is a part of our Human Condition series. Come along and let us connect you to some of the most peculiar, stirring, extraordinary, and distinctive people in the world. Great Big Story is a video netw