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'''Robert G. "Bob" Heft''' (January 19, 1942 – December 12, 2009) was the designer of the current [[Flag of the United States|United States 50-star flag]]. He has also designed a [[51st state|51-star flag]] that would be used if a new state joins the United States.<ref>Social Security Death Index</ref> He was born in [[Saginaw, Michigan]]. |
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Heft claimed to have designed the current United States flag as a school project in [[Lancaster, Ohio]], when he was 17 years old. He received a B- for his project from his teacher, Stanley Pratt. After talking about the project, he reached an agreement with his teacher that, if the flag was selected as the official flag by the [[United States Congress]], he would get a better grade for the project. Heft stated that his design was chosen out of more than 1,500 designs that were given to [[United States President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], and his teacher changed his grade to an A.<ref name="fnrasmussentbs">{{Cite web |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-backstory-1960-flag-20100702,0,1768337,full.story |title=Rasmussen, Frederick N. "A half-century ago, new 50-star American flag debuted in Baltimore," ''The Baltimore Sun'', Saturday, July 3, 2010. |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-date=October 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015225723/http://articles.baltimoresun.com//2010-07-02/news/bs-md-backstory-1960-flag-20100702_1_48-star-flag-blue-canton-fort-mchenry |url-status=dead }}</ref> This claim is now in dispute and is believed to be a hoax.<ref name="foo">[https://slate.com/culture/2022/06/american-flag-history-scam-designer-robert-heft-50-stars.html Slate Magazine: False Flag: The story we tell ourselves about today’s Stars and Stripes is a lie. The truth is much stranger.]</ref> |
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After graduating from college, he became a high school teacher and later a college professor. He was also mayor of [[Napoleon, Ohio]] for 28 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19840402&id=3EVPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4021,1228184|title=Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref> |
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After years of combating [[diabetes]], Heft died on December 12, 2009, from a heart attack while living in Saginaw. <ref name="refname5">[http://www.mlive.com/opinion/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/12/column_hats_off_to_saginaw_fla.html The Saginaw News: Hats off to Saginaw flag designer who gave America 50 stars.] |
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</ref> He was 68 years old. |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.usflag.org/flagdesigner.html Designer of America's current flag], by Jim Sielicki ([[United Press International|UPI]]), ''The Exchange'', July–August 1988. |
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*[http://world-history-blog.blogspot.com/2006/07/who-created-first-us-flag-of-50-stars.html Who Created the First US Flag of 50 Stars?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713164245/http://world-history-blog.blogspot.com/2006/07/who-created-first-us-flag-of-50-stars.html |date=2015-07-13 }} |
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*[https://storycorps.org/stories/bob-heft/ Story Corps oral history of the creation of the 50 star flag in the words of Robert G. Heft.] |
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Revision as of 18:55, 29 May 2023
Robert G. "Bob" Heft (January 19, 1942 – December 12, 2009) was the designer of the current United States 50-star flag. He has also designed a 51-star flag that would be used if a new state joins the United States.[1] He was born in Saginaw, Michigan.
Heft claimed to have designed the current United States flag as a school project in Lancaster, Ohio, when he was 17 years old. He received a B- for his project from his teacher, Stanley Pratt. After talking about the project, he reached an agreement with his teacher that, if the flag was selected as the official flag by the United States Congress, he would get a better grade for the project. Heft stated that his design was chosen out of more than 1,500 designs that were given to United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and his teacher changed his grade to an A.[2] This claim is now in dispute and is believed to be a hoax.[3]
After graduating from college, he became a high school teacher and later a college professor. He was also mayor of Napoleon, Ohio for 28 years.[4]
After years of combating diabetes, Heft died on December 12, 2009, from a heart attack while living in Saginaw. [5] He was 68 years old.
References
- ^ Social Security Death Index
- ^ "Rasmussen, Frederick N. "A half-century ago, new 50-star American flag debuted in Baltimore," The Baltimore Sun, Saturday, July 3, 2010". Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ Slate Magazine: False Flag: The story we tell ourselves about today’s Stars and Stripes is a lie. The truth is much stranger.
- ^ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ The Saginaw News: Hats off to Saginaw flag designer who gave America 50 stars.
Other websites
- Designer of America's current flag, by Jim Sielicki (UPI), The Exchange, July–August 1988.
- Who Created the First US Flag of 50 Stars? Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Story Corps oral history of the creation of the 50 star flag in the words of Robert G. Heft.