and who signal for distress. Sure, sometimes they make some boneheaded mistakes. However, the outdoors is unpredictable, and things happen. Once, my kids and I got caught up in a very unexpected ...

SOS is a Morse Code distress signal. Morse Code is a system that uses dots, dashes and spaces to communicate letters and numbers. It was first created during the 1830s by Samuel F.B. Morse but was ...

Traditionally a distress signal, the inverted flag has been used as a form of protest in various contexts, from government policies to social issues. Recent displays this month—including the ...

By Michael Levenson It has been a widely recognized symbol of distress since the nation’s founding, when sailors turned the American flag upside down to signal that their ships were sinking ...