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Today's featured article The flag of Canada is a red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a stylized 11-pointed red maple leaf. It has become the predominant and most recognizable national symbol of Canada. It was adopted in 1965 to replace the Union Flag for most official purposes, although the Canadian Red Ensign had also been unofficially used since the 1860s and approved by a 1945 Order in Council. In 1964, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson appointed a committee to discuss these issues, sparking a serious debate about a flag change. Out of three choices, the maple leaf design by George Stanley, based on the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada, was chosen. It made its first appearance on February 15, 1965, a date now celebrated annually as National Flag of Canada Day. Other flags, usually containing the maple leaf motif in some fashion, have been created for use by Canadian officials, government bodies, and military forces. (Full article...) Recently featured: OneShot Nihonium "Well he would, wouldn't he?" On this day... July 1: Eid al-Mubahalah (Shia Islam, 2024); Canada Day (1867) Brown 10-centime Belgian epaulette 692 – Berhtwald was elected Archbishop of Canterbury. 1849 – Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps, known as epaulettes (example pictured). 1862 – American Civil War: Confederate general Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed and ultimately unsuccessful assaults on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill in Henrico County, Virginia. 1874 – The Remington No. 1, the first commercially successful typewriter, went on sale. 1999 – Legislative powers in Scotland were first devolved from the Scottish Office in London to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. John Early (b. 1814) DeLancey W. Gill (b. 1859) Tanya Savicheva (d. 1944) Learie Constantine (d. 1971) More anniversaries: June 30 July 1 July 2

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