The flag of Washington D.C. is based on the Washington family's coat of arms, which has ... The five stars of the inner semi-circle are for the following five states that joined the Union.

Wallace Rice, who designed the flag (it had only two stars when adopted in 1917), chose six points because they had “never appeared on any flag” (the American flag’s stars have five points ...

You may not, however, fly corruptions of these, such as a Union Jack with anything superimposed. Use only one flag per pole. Flying two above each other sends the message that the top flag has ...

In more recent years, U.K. government buildings have been encouraged to fly the flag all year round. In the wake of the Queen's death, the Union Jack flag — in addition to all official flags ...

THE national flag ... The name Union Jack is thought to originate from the reign of Queen Anne around the early 1700s but the true origin is unknown. Some historians say it may have come from ...

With many wondering about the Stars ... flag today, what’s the significance of the Union Jack flying at half-mast in the UK? The royal family and Department for Culture, Media and Sport do not ...