Stars & Stipes: A Timeless Symbol For Freedom
The United States flag is one of the most recognizable images anywhere in the world. Its history is one forged in war and tempered in an uncompromising search for the ultimate freedom
State Flags: California
The present California State Flag was chosen by the state legislature in the year of 1911. The present flag is designed slightly differently than the original state flag. The five point red star remains in the upper left hand corner although it is a bit s
Historic Flags in Review: Sons of Liberty Flag
One little-known historical flag gem in United States history is the Sons of Liberty flag, which is also known as the 'Rebellious Stripes' flag. This flag consists of 6 white and 7 red vertical stripes. It represented some of the early colonists, who were
A Introspective Look at the State Flag of Virginia
The state flag of Virginia was formally recognized in 1861, a short time prior to Virginia's secession from the Union. Meticulous guidelines were prescribed in the Ordinance of 1861 to ensure the uniformity of the flag's components.
Flag of Sullivan’s Life Guard
One of the historic U.S. flags was the standard of General John Sullivan of the Continental Army, which was called the flag of Sullivan’s Life Guard. It was flown for their Rhode Island militia group starting in 1777.
A History of Flags Around the World (and Across Time)
Flags have been in use for around 4,000 years. The designs of flags range from a metal flag used in Iran to vexilloid reconstructions used on Egyptian carving and Greek coins. The first kind of flag that was used was called a vexilloid. The name for the s
A History of Flags
During the course of history flags have evolved from just
military usage to many other uses, from maritime semaphore flags to
pennants to national flags. In addition to the previous mentioned flags
there are also flags used for advertisement and su
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