Croatia has marked the anniversary of the fall of the eastern town of Vukovar, which was demolished by the Serb-led Yugoslav ...
The bald eagle became the United States national bird on Dec. 24, 2024, approximately 242 years after most Americans assumed it already was our national bird. In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the ...
The Thai Cabinet has officially approved five indigenous Thai cat breeds as national emblems in the pet category, marking a ...
Generations of Americans have seen the bald eagle on the backs of the quarters they put in vending machines and the rugs fictional presidents step on in political dramas. But until Monday, it wasn’t ...
The bald eagle has been a symbol of the United States for centuries, with its iconography plastered across currency, documents, flags, stamps, government buildings, military uniforms and more. You’d ...
What do Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Mississippi, Michigan, Utah, Minnesota, Maine, South Carolina and Massachusetts — states that span U.S. regions and the political divide — have in common? All ...
Even a gun can symbolize national identity in times of conflict. This often happens when revolutions or last-ditch defense of ...
EL COBRE, Cuba (AP) – She’s 400 years old and stands just over a foot (35 centimeters) tall, but the petite wooden statue housed in a small-town church in eastern Cuba is among the most powerful ...
India, the land of rich heritage and old traditions, is all about its national symbols that represent the values of every ...
Video. The Miss Universe National Costume Show in Thailand featured 122 contestants in elaborate outfits inspired by nature, culture and iconic national symbols, drawing loud cheers from a packed ...