Miller says this, the five pointed star, is likely betsy ross's contribution to the american flag. Miller came across one of joseph boggs beale's diaries and found an entry from february 18 57 with a five-pointed star in it. In heraldry, the five points star is pretty recent. It showed up here and there, but its prominence on the us. Flag is said to have really caused it to take off on many other flags that followed.