10 countries with the most unique flags (and how many you guessed right!)

Flags are more than just national symbols, they tell stories, reflect histories, and in some cases, defy conventional design.

The Real Reason Japan’s National Flag Was Legally Changed in 1999

Japan’s red circle on white, called the Hinomaru, had long served as the country’s flag. It flew over schools, ships, and ...
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The bald eagle was finally declared a national bird. What changes and what took so long?

The bald eagle is associated with America as a national symbol — as American as apple pie — but it’s never been official. President Joe Biden signed a law that makes the bald eagle officially a ...
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Creator hopes Freedom Flag will become national 9/11 symbol of remembrance

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- This year marks the 23rd anniversary of one of the darkest chapters in modern American history when nearly 3,000 lives were lost during ...
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Museum Happenings in June at the National Museum of American History

The American flag is the symbol of our nation, and the museum has been the home to the original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired the National Anthem, since it opened in 1964. On ...

Do you know what the 17 national symbols of India are?

India, the land of rich heritage and old traditions, is all about its national symbols that represent the values of every ...

Croatians commemorate the siege of Vukovar, a national symbol of the war of independence

Croatia has marked the anniversary of the fall of the eastern town of Vukovar, which was demolished by the Serb-led Yugoslav ...