Over the past 50 years, 6 flags have been planted on the lunar surface, and the first one was in 1969. Scientists have been ...

Flags are being flown at half-staff as the nation mourns former President Jimmy Carter who died on Sunday at the age of 100.

Astronauts placed six different American flags on the moon during the Apollo program. What became of those flags in the years ...

The Italian flag, or “Il Tricolore,” is one of the most recognisable flags in the world. With its trio of green ... and red have been a recurring pattern throughout its history. Oddly enough, there is ...

Flying a flag at half-mast following the death of the head of state is a common practice across the world. In the UK, such tributes honour rulers of allied nations on the monarch's command.

But that seminal event in vexillological history was not without a lot ... from Apollo moon landings to firefighters raising the flag over the ruins of the World Trade Center on 9/11 in 2001.