--Shak. 7. A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the cap and jacket worn by the jockey). In the United States each regiment of infantry and artillery ...
The Chicago River Dyed Green Why Wear Green on St. Patrick's Day? As Irish immigrants spread out over the United States, other cities developed their own traditions. One of these is Chicago’s annual dyeing of the Chicago River green. The practice started in 1962, when city pollution-contro...
National flag consisting of a green triangle and a red triangle separated by a diagonal black stripe with yellow fimbriations (narrow borders); included in the stripe are two white stars. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of approximately 2 to 3.Saint
Horizontally striped national flag with two wide, unequal stripes of blue framing narrower stripes of white-red-white; a ring of 10 yellow stars is set off-centre toward the hoist. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of 10 to 17.On July 5, 1975, the fir