Today is the Day of the Flemish Community in Flanders, Belgium. Here's the flag of Flanders! (upload.wikimedia.org)
en.wikipedia.org/…/Day_of_the_Flemish_Community
On this day, July 11 1960, as a part of the Congo Crisis, Katanga declared independence from Congo-Léopoldville (DRC). This was their flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Katanga
Today, July 10, is the 133:rd anniversary of Wyoming gaining statehood. This is the nice flag they could have had if they had just removed the seal in the middle. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Today, July 10, is exactly 50 years since Bahamas gained independence and adopted this flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Today, July 9, is the 12th anniversary of the independence of South Sudan, the world's youngest country. This is their flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
It is often said that a flag should not have more than three, maybe four colors, but I think South Sudan does quite well with six colors.
Al-Sulami flag, which was historically used by the Al Bin Ali tribe, and from which the current flags of Bahrain and Qatar originated. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Wikipedia page...
On this day, July 9 1971, Qatar officially adopted its current flag. It is the longest flag in the world, with a height-width ratio of 11:28. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Wikipedia page about the flag
Today, July 7, Solomon Islands celebrate 45 years as an independent nation. Here's their flag! (upload.wikimedia.org)
The five stars originally represented the five provinces. However, the province division has been redrawn since, but they still kept the five stars....
Today, July 6, is Malawi Independence day. Here's the flag they adopted when gaining independence from UK in 1964. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Today, July 5, Cape Verde celebrates their independence from Portugal in 1975. This is their flag! (upload.wikimedia.org)
Originally, they had this flag from 1975-1992:...
Today, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), founded on July 4 1973, turns 50! It is a political and economic union with 15 member states in the Caribbean region. Here's its flag! (upload.wikimedia.org)
Map of members: CARICOM members map...
415 years ago, on July 3 1608, Quebec City was founded by Samuel de Champlain. Since 1987, this is the flag of the city (not province). (upload.wikimedia.org)
Today, July 2, is the Day of the Flag in Curaçao, celebrating that the flag was adopted on this day in 1984. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Flag of Canada (Happy Canada Day!) (upload.wikimedia.org)
The flag of Papua New Guinea was adopted on this day, 1 July 1971. The design, created by schoolgirl Susan Karike, was chosen through a nationwide contest. (upload.wikimedia.org)
This was an earlier proposal, but in my opinion the current flag looks better: Proposal PNG flag
47 years ago, 1976, Seychelles gained its independence. This was the original flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
On June 28, 1967, 56 years ago today, Burundi adapted its current flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)
When it first became independent, in 1962, it had a sorghum plant and a drum in the middle instead of the stars:...
Today is International Olympic Day. Here's the Olympic flag. The five rings represent the five continents, but in no ring is connected to a specific continent. (upload.wikimedia.org)
