the day honors when King Abdul Aziz approved the official flag design in 1937—but the roots of this iconic banner go back nearly 300 years to the founding of the first Saudi state in 1727! What makes ...

The ceremony will be held from 09:00 GMT on Bridge Street A flag-raising ceremony will be held to mark Commonwealth Day outside a city's town hall. Peterborough City Council will join 56 ...

At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was ...

A man who climbed London’s Big Ben and spent the day perched on the historic clock tower with a Palestinian flag was arrested shortly after he came down after midnight Sunday (March 9), police said.

Why are there two National Sons Days? National Sons Day is observed on September 28. The reason for having two separate occasions is not entirely clear, but some people believe that social media ...

VJ Day will be remembered in more subdued form on Friday August 15, with a service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire for those who fought and died in the Far East. Last night ...

National Science Day 2025: Scientific progress is the driving force behind development and India has long been home to brilliant minds whose contributions continue to inspire generations. These ...

A Feb. 23 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) by The Other 98% includes an image showing an upside-down U.S. flag draped alongside a mountain. “National Park Service rangers have pulled ...

In 1907, he joined the Indian Finance Department while continuing experimental research at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Calcutta. He later became Honorary Secretary of the ...

The flag was hung on Intersection Rock, a massive rock formation south of Hidden Valley Campground. According to the National Park Service ... as the “Valentine’s Day Massacre.” ...

Have you ever wondered why February 28 is observed as ‘National Science Day’ in India in honour of renowned Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, even though the date neither marks his birth ...

The Maple Leaf turned 60 years old on Saturday and, in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's continued jabs at Canada, the nation's flag and its special day are gaining more attention than usual.