Bob Heft claimed he designed the current 50-star U.S. flag as a high school project and sent it to President Eisenhower for approval in 1959.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The current iteration of the American flag, with 13 stripes and 50 stars, has been waving across the nation for more than 60 years now, so it may seem odd to think of a ...