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Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Friday, June 13th, 2025, our last day on the air until August 11th. And we begin with a trifecta of events tomorrow.

Not only is there a huge military parade in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary,

but it's also President Trump's birthday and flag day. For the version of Old Glory that flies today,

we can thank an Ohio teenager,

who in 1958 whipped up at first of its kind 50-star flag for a class assignment. Bob Heff's teacher gave him a B-minus, saying the design was unrealistic since the U.S. only had 48 states at that time.

Bob was thinking ahead, rightfully believing that

Alaska and Hawaii would soon join the union, so his teacher told him, get it accepted into Washington,

then come back, and I might consider changing your grade. The teen spent the next two years trying

to sell the White House on his design. In 1960, his persistence paid off.

Then President Eisenhower called Bob to say his flag was chosen out of more than a thousand

to become the official version. And yes, Bob's teacher made good on his promise and bumped his

grade up to an A.

14-year-old football star Julian Lewis is making business moves like a pro. The rising ninth grader may not be old enough to drive, vote, or go to prom,

but the star running back has already signed with a major sports agency

to handle his name, image, and likeness deals. Not only has he received

verbal offers from Syracuse and Virginia Tech to play football in college, he can now

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