Colombia. Colombia's flag bears striking resemblance to ... Colombia’s standard was inspired by the Venezuelan flag created to represent its independence and the birth of Gran Colombia along ...

In 1877 the first Flag Day was celebrated, 100 years after the Continental Congress adopted the flag. In 1949, President Harry Truman officially made Flag Day a day of national observance.

YARI PLAINS, Colombia, May 2 (Reuters) - A group of children holding red, yellow and blue balloons – the colors of Colombia's flag – run to the playground of a newly-opened school built and ...