American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific 25-hour British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

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 ...

“The Argentine flag was prepared for hoisting on top of Stanley House but the rope snapped in the breeze, which was cheered by the British troops.” Mr. Muir and the other troops were captured ...

As Kate Middleton Enters a New Season of Her Life, She Wears a Familiar Color (As Does Her Entire Family!) New Statue of Queen Elizabeth Draws Criticism That It Doesn't Resemble the Late Monarch ...

The Economic History Review, Vol. 75, Issue. 1, p. 138. Chase-Levenson, Alex 2022. The Maltese Fulcrum: Strategy and Fantasy in the Early Nineteenth-century British Mediterranean. The Journal of ...

TODAY is Gibraltar's National Day, when the inhabitants of the tiny peninsula celebrate 320 years this year of British rule ...

In January 1841, the British navy, under the command of Commodore ... which was aptly named Possession Point. The Union Jack flag was raised here in a ceremony that symbolised the formal ...

The boom, driven by British and German visitors, is expected to propel Spain's GDP growth to 2.4% this year, significantly above 0.7% expected for the euro zone or Germany's 0.3%, according to a ...

Playlists, pop star endorsements and battles over usage rights may show how presidential politics has become less a contest ...

Shortly after the first US Presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump last week, singer Harris for president.

American flags have long served as the obligatory ... or the Civil War-era “Battle Cry of Freedom,” as a strategic reclamation of patriotism for the Democratic Party. These playlists, pop ...

In these instances, the Hong Kong flag was flown and the British national anthem - then also the local national anthem - played. Despite ever-closer mainland integration, Hong Kong continues to ...