10-19-2012 INFOGRAPHIC OF THE DAY 50 Alternate American Flags, Each A Secret Infographic The design studio Mgmt. hides telling data points inside their reimagined variations of the Stars and Stripes.

Find out the interesting history behind all 50 of the U.S. state flags The U.S. state flags, explained The American flag, the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory—whatever you want to call it, there’s ...

Amidst the backdrop of a fractious, fighting Congress, Ed Mitchell decided to come up with a single visual language that could be used to redesign every state flag.

How the 50-state U.S. flag was chosen Photo credit: Eisenhower Library In 1953, Eisenhower appointed a joint committee to craft a plan for the new flag.

Before America had 50 states, Bob Heft designed a 50-star flag for school. Motivated by a mediocre grade, he strove to get the design accepted by Washington.

Hawaii became the 50th state in the union months later, on Aug. 21, 1959. Eisenhower established the 50-state flag the same day. There were more than 3,000 flag designs submitted to the president.