Jan. 3—ALBANY — A city councilman is proposing Albany look at changing its flag because the Dutch flag it is based on was later used by Dutch Nazis.

The Dutch flag was originally blue, white, and orange during Netherlands' War of Independence in the 16th Century, thanks to William of Orange. The color orange didn't remain, ...

Flags often imitate or are influenced by other nations, creating “flag families.” For example, the Netherlands’ red, white and blue flag from the 1500s set a precedent.

To celebrate, the Royal House of the Netherlands shared a July 10 tweet featuring a video of Princess Alexia proudly raising both the Dutch flag and her school bag up a flag pole amid clear blue ...

In 1609, when Henry Hudson sailed up the river that would eventually bear his name, he did so under the Dutch flag. Unlike his English brethren running to the New World for religious asylum, the ...

The City of Albany flag flies over City Hall on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. A proposed city council resolution calls for a commission to look at overhauling the cityÕs flag, saying ...

The flag, pierced by German bullet holes, flew aboard one of the landing crafts troops used to storm the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944.