Two days later, on April 14, the âunsinkableâ Titanic struck an iceberg and sank to bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. That iceberg had the same elliptical shape, according to sketches made on the ship. Wood had captured the remarkable piece of ice, said Craig Sophin, a Titanic expert and consultant to the auctioneers.
The current Italian flag consists of three equal vertical bands of color â green, white, and red â with the green being the one on the hoist side. This kind of flag is known as a âtricolorâ design, the same kind of design the French flag and Irish flag have.lag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1860-1861. During the Italian uprising which became the start of the unification process, the Sardinian flag (shown above from 1848) was raised to represent the new country, thereby solidifying the tricolor design again.
History of the Italian Flag. The first use of a green/white/red tricolor design for a flag in what is now Italy was in 1796 when it represented a republic in the north. The red and white came from the flag of Milan, and the green from the color of the regionâs military.Within a year, that republic had merged with another â and the tricolor design would be abandoned and re-adopted over the years â but the three colors used would remain.lag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1860-1861. During the Italian uprising which became the start of the unification process, the Sardinian flag (shown above from 1848) was raised to represent the new country, thereby solidifying the tricolor design again.