Bob Heft Designed The 50-Star U.S. Flag In High School

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
19/01/2022 3 min Temporada 4 Episodio 698

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Today in 1942 was the birthday of Bob Heft, who designed a 50-star US flag for a high school class project as Alaska and Hawaii were on their way to statehood. Plus: it's the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe, who was almost portrayed on the big screen by a pretty big Hollywood star. 
A Boy Scout designed the 50-star American flag (Scouting Magazine)
Robert G. Heft (Ohio History Central)
Stallone Shows Why He Was Wrong for Edgar Allan Poe, But Vows to Finish Script (Movieweb)
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