"Why the white flag is a symbol of surrender is shrouded in mystery, perhaps lost in time. It is thought the Chinese used it as a symbol of mourning 3-4 thousand years ago." "That morphed into a ...

The makeshift flag soldiers at Fort Sumter used to signal their surrender to the Confederate army, kick-starting the American Civil War will be sold this month at an auction house in Greenville.

For the surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay, a Navy officer had a frantic top secret mission. Seventy-five years ago, Lt. John Bremyer raced 6,000 miles from Washington with an aged American flag.

His father, holding a white flag, could be seen crying over his body. The footage doesn’t show the moment he was shot, and the IDF did not reply to CNN’s request for comment.

Pope Francis has sparked anger after saying Ukraine should have the “courage of the white flag” and negotiate to end the war with Russia. In an interview with the Swiss broadcaster ...

On November 5 1865 the Confederate ship CC Shenandoah arrived in the Mersey having been pursued 9,000 miles across the Atlantic and its crew became last combatants to lower their flag in surrender ...