The North American Vexillological Association — it brands itself as the world’s largest club for flag enthusiasts — has settled on five basic rules for good flag design. They even distilled the rules ...

For nearly 140 years, the golden elephant relics gifted by Emperor Ham Nghi have been considered the spiritual heart of Phu ...

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Embracing the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War this April, the New England Revolution wanted to honor the New England colonies with their newest secondary kits. The “Eastern ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

Morocco is increasingly a focus of European alliance-building and investment, including in illegally occupied Western Sahara.

Macron’s Africa 'reset' stumbles as leaders call out colonial overtones French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies ...

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The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the state of Utah are currently at Full Staff. Jan. 15, 2025 – Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has issued an order for the flags of the United States ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...