The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

When did the Polish flag appear? What colour is it actually? What is the proper way to display it? What should you do with it when a storm is coming? And who wrote poems about it? Worthy of its very ...

In the video posted Sunday, Malanga and other men dressed in military fatigues unfurled the former flag of Zaire while ...

Victims of a school shooting, a state senator, police officers, prisoners of war and those still missing in action are among those being honored this weekend as several states fly flags at half-staff.

Just a flag - or a symbol of imperial terror? Fans cheering in a stadium and waving a flag is a staple sight at any international sports event. But what if a flag is so offensive to some countries ...

This particular antelope, endemic only to Angola, in southwest Africa, is critically endangered, with a population of just a few hundred. While its situation is still precarious, the giant sable ...

Angola’s central bank ordered commercial lenders to make available almost a third of the foreign exchange they buy from oil and diamond companies for trading on the interbank market to improve ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

The "tricolore" (three-colour) flag is an emblem of the Fifth Republic. It had its origins in the union, at the time of the French Revolution, of the colours of the King (white) and the City of Paris ...

Zaire Wade’s rise to fame Zaire Wade had all the makings of a future NBA star. He spent his freshman and sophomore year at ...