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What Flag is that 06.11.2024
A fun fiction flag: The Vulcan Flag. The most recognized Vulcan being: Mr. Spock. Being an old Star Trek traveler, and since Spock was my favorite I needed to have the Vulcan Flag. It is a hard one to find so I mentioned to my dear Chinese daughter Chen that I couldn’t find it and…
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What flag is that 06.10.2024
As a resident of Colorado, we have loved every moment we could spend in our neighbor to the North, Wyoming. In addition to the natural beauty of the land, it has always been a fascinating place. The flag is a good flag, not fantastic because of the addition of the state seal. If it were…
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What Flag Is That 06.08.2024
An unusual symbol on a flag with a fascinating history : The Isle of Man. The Isle of Man is an island in the North Irish Sea, exactly half way between England and Ireland. It is technically ‘ruled’ by the United Kingdom with The King of England called ‘The Lord of Mann’. This island has…
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What Flag Is That 06.08.2024
Easter Island. It is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, which were created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island…
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What Flag is that 06.07.2024
Birmingham colloquially known as Brum, is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan…
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80th Anniversary of D Day 06.06.2024
“June 6, 1944, marks one of the most significant dates in modern history: D-Day. This year, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of this pivotal event. On this day, Allied forces, spearheaded by American, British, and Canadian troops, launched a daring invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France, during World War II. The Strategic Importance of…
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What Flag Is That 06.04.2024
The greatest realm of Men in the West of Middle-earth at the end of the third age: Gondor. J.R.R Tolkien named it Gondor which translates in his fictional language as ‘Land of Stone’. Gondor was founded by the brothers Isildur and Anarion. From a once powerful place it fell into ruins due to allies of…
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What Flag Is That 06.03.2024
The realm just to the north of Gondor. It is known as the ‘Kingdom of The Horsemen’ for its famous cavalry. The flag of Rohan, home to The Rohirrim. Rohan becomes an important ally of Gondor due to their invaluable cavalry support first in the Battle of Hornburg against the Wizard Saruman (not to be…
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What Flag Is That 06.02.2024
The National Women’s Rights Flag. It is closely associated with the Women’s Suffrage Movement of the early 1900s, leading up to the passage of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920. The colors began to take shape early in the movement. Purple, White, and Gold became the symbols and appeared on various designs throughout the…
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What Flag Is That 06.01.2024
When I first started collecting flags I decided to fly the flag of the home state of whichever family member’s birthday it was. Today is my girlfriend/wife’s birthday. “The area was first occupied by a succession of Native American tribes over thousands of years. Inhabited by Natives, Métis, and French explorers in the 17th century,…