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The red, white and blue of the Juneteenth flag, a familiar color scheme, will be flying alongside the American flag in many places on June 19, symbolizing the end of slavery in Texas. In Houston and ...
France changed the color of it's flag over a year ago and no one noticed. French news outlets revealed on Sunday that the blue third of the flag was made darker.
In 1976, President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing decided to lighten the color of the blue stripe to match that of the European Union flag, in order to emphasize France's commitment to the EU.
The European flag symbolises both the European Union and, more broadly, the identity and unity of Europe. It features a circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background.
A background picture of the American flag that went up alongside the European Union flag as Pence and EU leader Donald Tusk spoke on Monday had 51 stars instead of the usual 50, one for each state.
“The colors of Philadelphia are blue and gold,” Henry C. McCook wrote in advocating for a city flag in 1894. The Philadelphia ...
The blue rectangle, originally adopted from the Union Flag since erstwhile Malaya was a British colony, now means unity of the people of the country. The flag was adopted on May 26, 1950. South Africa ...
The Eurovision Song Contest's ban of the European Union flag was a "completely regrettable" mistake that should be rectified next year, the European Commission said on Monday.
Few flags the world over are as recognisable as the flag of Europe. Created in 1955, the 12 stars on a blue background are used throughout the international realm as the official standard of the EU.
The British Olympic Association has vowed to stick with tradition and not mess with the classic red, white and blue Union flag on its 2024 Olympic kit following a backlash over the sale of ...
Even though the 27-nation EU did not compete as such, many of its member states did, and the star-spangled blue flag is often seen as a unifier for all involved.
This will then disappear and you may see the traditional red, white, and blue flag. The video was made in 1985 for the BBC but has since resurfaced after being posted online by BBC Archive.