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  2. Union Jack - Wikipedia

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    An upside-down flag must be turned over to be flown correctly; rotating it 180 degrees will still result in an upside-down flag. The first drawn pattern for the flag was in a parallel proclamation on 1 January 1801, concerning civil naval ensigns, which drawing shows the red ensign (also to be used as a red jack by privateers).

  3. Flag of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    3:5. The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. [a] The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801, which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

  4. List of United Kingdom flags - Wikipedia

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    The Union Flag, also commonly known as the Union Jack. [6] Used as the flag of the United Kingdom. A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing the Kingdom of Ireland). National flag used by government and civilian population. A 1:2 ratio is the most common.

  5. Why are people flying upside-down flags? Symbol's controversy ...

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    The upside down flag's symbolism isn't new. It's represented various causes and sentiments over the country's history and in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

  6. Jolly Roger - Wikipedia

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    This red flag, captured by the Royal Navy in 1780 and now on display at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, is the only other surviving authentic Jolly Roger flag. [ 2 ] Jolly Roger is the traditional English name for the ensign flown to identify a pirate ship preceding or during an attack, during the early 18th century (the ...

  7. Flag of Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Hawaii was first adopted in the early 19th century by the Hawaiian Kingdom and continued to be used after its overthrow in 1893.It is the only U.S. state flag to feature a foreign country's national flag—that of the Union Jack—which commemorates the British Royal Navy's historical relations with the Kingdom of Hawaii, and in particular the pro-British sentiment of its first ...

  8. Flag of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Great Britain, often referred to as the King's Colour, first Union Flag, [1][2] Union Jack, and British flag, was used at sea from 1606 and more generally from 1707 to 1801. It was the first flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain. [3][4] It is the precursor to the Union Jack of 1801. The design was ordered by King James VI and I to be ...

  9. 2024’s most misunderstood emojis revealed — do you ... - AOL

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    Preply. Preply surveyed 2,021 Americans from Feb. 1 to 29 in order to decipher what people think each emoji means the most — and findings showed that the nail painting emoji, the dashing away ...