France’s use of red, white and blue similarly shaped other flags, demonstrating how one country’s colors can affect many others. Red, white and blue are also common colors due to their ...

Flags often imitate or are influenced by other nations, creating “flag families.” For example, the Netherlands’ red, white and blue flag from the 1500s set a precedent.

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 ...

Explore the fascinating history of the American flag & how it is a powerful symbol of Learn its symbolism, evolution, 50-star ...

What's the history behind the American flag? What do the different colors of the flag represent? Here's what we know about Flag Day.

This story was part of a special Juneteenth project originally published in 2022 with Vox that explored the ongoing struggle ...

4th of July Pie. Not only do you get stars and stripes, but you get red and blue fillings, too. The stars top a blueberry filling and the stripes top a raspberry-plum filling.

In Boston’s historic Roxbury neighborhood, a vibrant flag waves proudly, the official Juneteenth flag, a powerful symbol of freedom and unity. Its design traces back to community activist Ben Haith, ...

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, according to the Library of Congress. Both Wilson, in 1916, and President Coolidge, in ...

Dubai illuminated the world’s tallest building, the 2,717-foot-tall Burj Khalifa, in the American flag colors of red, white, and blue to celebrate President Donald Trump’s visit to the United ...

Some red algae exhibit structural color that gives their growth tips a blue hue and the rest of their bodies including their fruiting structures a white hue. Moreover, since the color-producing ...