Oklahoma's first state flag, star-46 design Oklahoma became a ... in 1861 by the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Though never having historically represented the Confederacy ...

The Russian revolution that overthrew Tsar Nicholas II and led to the establishment of the Soviet Union sparked a move to replace Oklahoma's state flag. Many thought the state's first flag -- a ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...

On a Civil War battlefield, the sight of a blue Union battle flag with an eagle seal flying in the wind meant you were surrounded by 1,000 of your closest friends. And in the midst of a battle ...

Talk of different flags flown around Oklahoma ... state design a new flag, and a design contest was held in 1924. Artist Louise Funk Fluke won the contest with her design depicting an Osage war ...