Union Jack Union Jack. The Basque Country's flag, the Ikurriña, is also loosely based on the Union Jack, reflecting the significant commercial ties between Bilbao and Britain at the time the Ikurriña was designed in 1894. The Miskito people sometimes use a similar flag that also incorporates the Union Jack in its canton, due to long periods of contact in the Mosquito Coast. The Union Jack was used by the United States in its first flag, the Grand Union Flag. This flag was of a similar design to the one used by the British East India Company. Hawaii, a state of the
Union Jack and the Megatones First performing at a Leander High School talent show as a joke, the group grew more serious and gained recognition in the Austin area, especially in their hometowns. Though musicians came and went throughout the band's history, by the time of their most successful EP, 1999's "Kamikaze", the membership had solidified to its final state. The group disbanded in 2000, at the height of their popularity, when B.J. Golding left the band. Union Jack and the Megatones Union Jack and the Megatones were a US band that gained popularity during the third wave of ska in the late 1990s in