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.
Confusing the Mexican Flag and the Italian Flag. Both flags use the same colors (green, white and red), but the Mexican flag has darker shades of green and red. The Italian flag aspect ratio is 2:3, more squarish in shape, while the Mexican flag aspect ratio is 4:7, resulting in a longer shape.he Second Mexican National Flag 1823-1863, 1867-1968 Used from 1823 1864 during the establishment of the Mexican Republic. The second national flag was adopted around the same time as the establishment of the first federal republic in 1823.