and the flag for Tristan da Cunha, part of a British Overseas Territory also including Saint Helena and the Ascension Island. "It would be a bit like a Frenchman saying the Irish flag was an abuse ...
A false flag is a political or military action carried out with the intention of blaming an opponent for it. Nations have often done this by staging a real or simulated attack on their own side ...
The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe ... Following the defeat of the Spanish and British forces, Toussaint began moving toward independence from France.
The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...
After the death of his wife, local newspaper writer Tony (Ricky Gervais) gets stuck on the second stage of grief: anger. With nothing left to live for, he decides to fill the lives of everyone ...
He helped negotiate — with John Adams and Ben Franklin — the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which formally secured recognition of American independence from the British crown and in the eyes of the ...
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 ...
1789 Growth and Income Fund earns an Average Process Pillar rating. The predominant contributor to the rating is the firm's retention rate of the firm's portfolio managers, which is 91% over the ...
More than three years after the F-Type launched at the Paris Motor Show in 2012, Jaguar has unveiled its first special edition model; the F-Type British Design Edition. Available as a Coupe or ...
Flags are at half-staff this weekend in seven U.S. states to honor the memory and passing of several public servants and others recently, following proclamations from federal and state officials.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the parent company of Six Flags Great America in north suburban Gurnee, has released its first quarterly earnings report since merging with Cedar Fair to ...