What happened to flags on 3 December
4 flags in the atlas carry this date. The sentence under each one is where that is written down, in its own article.
- United States 1775
It first appeared on December 3, 1775, when Continental Navy Lieutenant John Paul Jones flew it aboard Captain Esek Hopkins' flagship Alfred on the Delaware River.
From Flag of the United States on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-29
- Ivory Coast 1959
It was adopted on 3 December 1959 with the passing of law no.
From Flag of Ivory Coast on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-26
- Singapore 1959
Six months later, upon the installation of the new Yang di-Pertuan Negara Yusof Ishak on 3 December 1959, the national flag was officially adopted, along with the state coat of arms and the national anthem "Majulah Singapura" (lit.
From Flag of Singapore on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-29
- Tuvalu 1976
The Ellice Islands separated from the Gilbert Islands and became the Colony of Tuvalu on 1 October 1975, and on 3 December 1976 Tuvalu received its own coat of arms and a corresponding defaced Blue Ensign.
From Flag of Tuvalu on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-29
How a day gets onto this site
A flag is here because a sentence in its own English Wikipedia article puts it on this date, and that sentence is printed above. Nothing was worked out from a year, and nothing was written for the occasion. Every sentence names the article it came from and the version of that article it was read in, so you can go and check it.
The calendar is still short rather than full. A third of the year has no page here, because a flag only gets a day when a sentence in its article puts something on one, and plenty of articles never do. Nothing is invented to fill the gap.