OCTOBER 11, 2024 — A roofing company in Peoria, Illinois has set the record for the largest flat-roof American flag, WEEK-TV reports. The flag measures nearly 150 feet long (46 meters) and 75 feet tall (23 meters). The company’s owner explained that the idea was inspired by a similar flag installation he saw in 2016…
OCTOBER 11, 2024 — At the Hongyan Spirit Exhibition Hall in China, there is a special exhibit featuring a unique version of the Chinese national flag. Unlike the official design, this flag has one large star in the center, with four smaller stars positioned at each corner. On October 7, 1949, seven days after the…
OCTOBER 11, 2024 — Montenegrin political scientist Ljubomir Filipović has provided clarification on the history of the flag associated with Montenegro’s Green movement, known as the “Gaetusa.” In a column on Cafe del Montenegro, Filipović also dispels a common myth about the origins of the Gaetusa flag. Contrary to the claim found on current Wikipedia,…
OCTOBER 11, 2024 — The National Museum of China in Beijing launched today the long-term exhibition “Flags Unfurled Like a Painting—An Exhibition of the Red Artifacts” to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Sina Corporation reports. The exhibition features over 60 items, including early revolutionary, Communist and party…
OCTOBER 11. 2024 — Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of Karnataka, India, announced on Friday that the Kannada flag must be hoisted at all educational institutions, businesses, and factories in Bengaluru on November 1, in celebration of Karnataka Rajyotsava, the state’s formation day, the Press Trust of India reports. This year marks 50 years since…
OCTOBER 10, 2024 — The town of Estación General Paz, in Colón, Córdoba, Argentina, announces that it is officially adopting a new flag today, according to Argentinian news outlet El Despertador. The design, created by students from a local school, IPET N°85 “República de Italia,” emerged from a public competition. The announcement was made on…
OCTOBER 10, 2024 — On Thursday, the regional municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada, observed the 15th annual World Homeless Day by raising a new flag at its headquarters, Durham Radio News reported. The flag was designed by a committee that engaged with focus groups, including individuals who are street-engaged, homeless, or precariously housed. The final…