You see that flag, you know what it is. Immediately, right across the world." "Why the white flag is a symbol of surrender is shrouded in mystery, perhaps lost in time.

Note that this flag was adopted not long after the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Why was it called the “White Man’s Flag”?

Did you know that there is only one national flag out of some 200 countries on Earth that has none of these three common colors — it has no red, no white and no blue? It is the flag of Jamaica. It ...

Why do a lot of countries' flags have the colors red, white and blue? France's Pauline Ferrand Prevot cycles past spectators waving French flags of blue, white, and red.

His words have raised questions about whether Francis was suggesting that Ukraine surrender, but a Vatican spokesman said the pope meant “cease-fire and negotiation.” ...