Flags in the United States are fairly straightforward. The nicknamed "Stars and Stripes" flag has stayed almost the same for more than two centuries, save for the addition of new stars for new states ...

Europe is celebrating its flag: Twelve golden stars, explicitly, and in contrast to some national flags, not representing member states or units but "the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among ...

Originally adopted by the Council of Europe thirty years earlier, the twelve golden stars on a blue background became the 'logo' for the EU and its predecessor in 1985. Twelve golden stars, explicitly ...