values and aspirations — and the red-white-blue flag standard is no exception. Some of the most influential flags in the world have inspired others with their design and symbolism, serving as a ...

During international athletic events like the Olympics and World Cup, people can typically tell a country by their flag ...

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 ...