In the 1970s, the Union Jack was incorporated as a style motif for several British punk bands. The design was used through ...

The best-known flag to do this is probably Australia's, external, in use since 1901, with a slight modification in 1908. The union jack is above the "seven-pointed Commonwealth star" and to the ...

In 1818, Congress passed a law stipulating that the flag's stripes would return to 13 to represent the original colonies, and that only new stars would be added as new states joined the Union. On ...

The Union Jack became the standard “Navy Jack” on June 14, 1777. And except for a symbolic 14-month period during the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial celebrations, it was in constant U.S. Navy service.