When the North enthusiastically rallied behind the national flag after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, Lincoln concentrated on the military and political dimensions of the war effort.

The George Cross was given by King George VI himself and is now an emblem on the Maltese national flag.

In 2001, the National Guard unit was designated an official military unit of the Bulgarian army and one of the symbols of state authority, along with the flag, the coat of arms and the national anthem.

" Of the Australian national flag, the Australian poet Banjo Paterson wrote in 1893: The English flag may flutter and wave, where the world wide oceans toss, but the flag the Australian dies to save, is the flag of the Southern Cross.

Aer Lingus, Ireland's national flag carrier has named one of its Airbus A330 aircraft in commemoration of the saint ( reg: EI-DUO ).

While the new ex-colonial states appeared to follow the blueprint of the idealized state-centralized government, territory enclosed by defined borders, and citizenry with defined rights -, as well as accessories such as a national flag, an anthem, a seat at the United Nations and an official economic policy, they were in actuality far weaker than the Western states they were modeled after.

In 1934, after Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. took control of DAT Motorcar Co., the last syllable of Datson was changed to " sun ", because " son " also means " loss " ( 損 ) in Japanese, and also to honour the sun depicted in the national flag, hence the name " Datsun ":.

Danish literature of the 13th and 14th centuries remains quiet about the national flag.

This definition are the absolute proportions for the Danish national flag to this day, for both the civil version of the flag (" Stutflaget "), as well as the merchant flag (" Handelsflaget ").

Euro coins also display the twelve stars of the flag on both the national and common sides and the flag is sometimes used as an indication of the currency or the eurozone ( a collective name for those countries that use the Euro ).

It is mandatory for the flag to be used in every official speech made by the President of the European Council and it is often used at official meetings between the leaders of an EU state and a non-EU state ( the national flag and European flag appearing together ).

While normally the national flag takes precedence over the European flag in the national context, meetings between EU leaders sometimes differ.

In Italy the European Flag must be displayed alongside the national flag in official ceremonies and over public buildings.

Some members also have their own rules regarding the use of the flag alongside their national flag on domestic occasions, for example the obligatory use alongside national flags outside police stations or local government buildings.

In June 2001, the IC adopted the World Social Forum Charter of Principles, which provides a framework for international, national, and local Social Forums worldwide.

Christmas according to the Coptic calendar was adopted as an official national holiday in Egypt since 2002.

West Germany adopted the Deutschlandlied as its official national anthem in 1952 for similar reasons, with only the third stanza sung on official occasions.

The Gregorian calculation of Easter was based on a method devised by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius ( or Lilio ) for adjusting the epacts of the moon, and has been adopted by almost all Western Christians and by Western countries who celebrate national holidays at Easter.

Nations adopted particular dialects as their national language.

It also requires to " facilitate " the acquisition of nationality by certain persons, including spouses of nationals, children of its nationals born abroad, children one of whose parents has acquired the nationality, children adopted by a national, persons lawfully and habitually resident for a period before the age of eighteen, and stateless persons and refugees lawfully and habitually resident on its territory.

In a short time, other countries adopted the EFTPOS technology, but these systems were limited to the national borders.

* 1976 – The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by national referendum.

The Liberty Tree, officially adopted in 1792, is a symbol of the everlasting Republic, national freedom, and political revolution.

* 1870 – The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.

Although Scotland increasingly adopted the English language and wider cultural norms, its literature developed a distinct national identity and began to enjoy an international reputation.

Today, the IEC is the world's leading international organization in its field, and its standards are adopted as national standards by its members.

The Irish Wolfhound is sometimes regarded as the national dog breed of Ireland but in fact no breed has ever been officially adopted as such.

This made it unpopular as a national symbol and the Kerry Blue Terrier was adopted by Republicans such as Michael Collins.

In June 1990, Major suggested that the proposed Single European Currency should be a " hard ecu ", competing for use against existing national currencies ; this idea was not in the end adopted.

* 1921 – The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.

The Peace Conference adopted the principle that these territories should be administered by different governments on behalf of the League – a system of national responsibility subject to international supervision.

It was officially adopted as the national anthem of the Republic of Poland in 1926.

Again, impressionism was a precursor: breaking with the idea of national schools, artists and writers adopted ideas of international movements.

* 1921 – İstiklal Marşı was adopted in TBMM ( Turkish grand national assembly ).

* 1861 – The first national flag of the Confederate States of America ( the " Stars and Bars ") is adopted.

* 1865 – The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.

* 1918 – Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as national flag of the Republic of Estonia.

It was only with the emergence of nationalist sentiment from the late 18th century that the desire was felt to display national flags also in civilian contexts, notably the US flag, in origin adopted as a naval ensign in 1777, which after the American Revolution began to be displayed as a generic symbol of the United States, and the French Tricolore which became a symbol of the Republic in the 1790s.

Most countries of Europe adopted a national flag in the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries, often based on older ( medieval ) war flags.

Representative football was kept alive longer than the national club competition with the introduction of State of origin rules in 1977.

In the spring, a similar competition sponsored by the American Association of Christian Schools, and hosted by BJU since 1977, brings thousands of national finalists to the university from around the country.

It is one of two national anthems for New Zealand ( since 1977 ) and for several of Britain's territories that have their own additional local anthem.

* 1977 – Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that ' the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem " God Save the Queen " and the poem " God Defend New Zealand ", written by Thomas Bracken, as set to music by John Joseph Woods, both being of equal status as national anthems appropriate to the occasion.

* The flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya during its period of use ( 1977 – 2011 ) was the only national flag consisting just of a single solid color ( green ) with no other designs or symbols.

As punk became a broad-based national phenomenon in the summer of 1977, punk musicians and fans were increasingly subject to violent assaults by Teddy boys, football yobbos, and others.

The 1977 national elections confirmed Michael Somare as Prime Minister at the head of a coalition led by the Pangu Party.

The Red Army Faction existed from 1970 to 1998, committing numerous operations, especially in late 1977, which led to a national crisis that became known as " German Autumn ".

Dorsett won both championships in the same building ; Pitt clinched the 1976 national championship by defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1977.

** CKO ( a Canadian national all-news radio network ) suddenly terminates all broadcasting during the newscast at noon ( Eastern time ), due to financial losses ( the station began broadcasting on July 1, 1977 ).

By 1977, the American Bicycle Association ( ABA ) was organized as a national sanctioning body for the growing sport.

Combined with ratings for its regular weekly series, Roots propelled ABC to a first-place finish in the national Nielsen ratings for the 1976 – 1977 season — this was a first in the then thirty-year history of the network.

In 1977, an Order in Council by Lieutenant Governor Hugues Lapointe, on the advice of René Lévesque, declared June 24 the national holiday in Quebec.

In 1977, Hopewell made the national news when a tanker hit the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge.

From 1967 to 1971, he also served as " national delegate " ( minister ) for sports, and from 1973 to 1977 he was the president of the diputación ( governing council ) of the Province of Barcelona.

From a small, long-established non-League team, Wimbledon Football Club had, from 1977, climbed quickly through the ranks of the Football League structure, reaching the highest national professional league in 1986 and winning the FA Cup against Liverpool in 1988.

The park was declared a state recreation area from 30 September 1977, then a national park in 1992.

In 1977, he appeared in his first All-Star game at New York's Yankee Stadium and he burst into national stardom.

Mike Walton of Rose Terrace became the state's only black Exploring representative in 1976, and ran unsuccessfully for national Explorer President in 1977.

Dutchess contingent at the 1977 National Scout jamboree ( Boy Scouts of America ) | national Scout jamboree, held at Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania

Dan " The Beast " Severn was a high school amateur wrestling sensation from Montrose, setting a national record for consecutive pins ( 112 over 4 years ) and winning the World Junior title in 1977.

After that, starting in 1977, the Great American Smokeout day has been a national event, held on the third Thursday each November ( one week before Thanksgiving ).

In 1977, this small rural community received national attention as the location of the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders, in which three young girls were raped and murdered as they were camping at the nearby Camp Scott.