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Bob Heft Designed The 50-Star U.S. Flag In High School
Manage episode 317944700 series 2922787
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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Manage episode 317944700 series 2922787
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)
We salute our Patreon backers for making this show possible
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support1444 episodes
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