Who made the flag with 50 stars?

Heft handmade 100 stars - 50 for the front of the flag and 50 for the back. The only aspect that he changed from the previous design was the number of rows and the arrangement of the stars. To his teacher, it looked like a fairly simple project, and Heft received a B- for his efforts. read more

President Dwight D. Eisenhower made the design the official American flag in 1960. It is the only flag in American history to have flown over the White House for more than five administrations." On July 4, 2007, the fifty-star flag will become America's longest serving flag. read more

Robert Heft, a then 17 year-old high school sophomore from Ohio made our present American Flag of 50 stars. read more