Flag of the United Kingdom: Union Jack/Union Flag
The flag of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the Union Jack or Union Flag, is arguably one of the most recognizable flags in the world. […]
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What is Flag Day?
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 and commemorates the Second Continental Congress passing the Flag Act of 1777. While the […]
World’s Weirdest Flags (Part 6): European Special
With more than 200 sovereign countries (most of which have subdivisions such as states, provinces, oblasts, etc.) and an estimated two million cities and towns, […]
Fun Flag Facts Update: Pardon our appearance!
During our month off, we have been and will continue to be making some big changes to the website! One of the major changes that […]
Parts of a flag
When thinking of all of the different flags of the world, it is truly astonishing that so many different designs can be put on a […]
United States of America
This post is a combination of four posts that we like to call “The American Flag Suite.” You can read each post individually by following […]
Flag of Togo: The “Golden” Flag
The “Golden” Flag The history of the flag of Togo, like the flags of many African nations, has it’s roots in European colonization. In 1884, […]
Big U.S. city flags ranked
Since national and state flags represent a broad range of people, their designs usually incorporate very general symbolism and non-contentious history, such as the founding […]
Flag of Burundi: New Age Classic
New Age Classic I’m not going to beat around the bush with this intro… I really like the flag of Burundi. It has a combination […]
Star Wars flags
While we know that the ancestors of flags are almost as old as civilization itself, legend has it that flags existed even longer ago… in […]