We are all familiar of the 50-star US Flag design that is currently used nowadays. What we ought to know is the humble and amusing beginnings of this design, and how it came to be. Here is a short descriptive detail leading up to the usage of this design.
Since 1912, the design of the United States had not seen much of a significant change. This was one of the reasons why an ordinary and simple sophomore student from Ohio came up with a historic act that would change the way the United States would be represented. Mr. Robert Heft, a 17-year old high school student, was tasked along with his classmates to create any project that would be graded for creativity. He then set his eyes on his parents’ US flag, which during that time had 48 stars (Hawaii and Alaska weren’t included yet). Perhaps on a clairvoyant enchantment, he proceeded to cut out the layout design of the current flag and laid out the new arrangement of the stars to accommodate the two new stars, totaling 50.
As he submitted his 50-star US flag design, it was received with a B minus, being told that the project output was uninspired and that anybody could just make it. Well, more than just words, he actually made it and was even challenged to be able to get a higher grade if he ever made Congress use it.
He was able to make congress pass a bill to use his design through the extended efforts of Representative Walter Moeller. Oddly enough, Alaska and Hawaii were included in the Union, thus making it a reality. On the 4th of July in 1960, the first 50-star US flag was flown at the US Capitol, attended by no other than US president Eisenhower. The flag has been flown ever since up to this day.