Four Officers Killed on This Day in History

 

This day in history: In Denmark, small-time criminal Palle Sørensen shot and killed four policemen who were pursuing him on this day in 1965; he was apprehended the next day. 

Palle Sørensen's crime eventually led to the arming of Danish police officers.

There are still nineteen countries or territories where the police do not carry firearms unless the situation is expected to merit it. some of those include Bhutan, Botswana, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Iceland, Ireland, Kiribati, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norway, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom.

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The Flag of Canada on This Day in History

This Day in History:  The new red and white maple leaf design was inaugurated as the flag of Canada on this day in 1965. It replaced the Union Flag and the Canadian Red Ensign. At noon, the new banner was raised first on the Peace Tower of the Parliament Building in Ottawa.

Red is the most popular color, appearing on over 75% of national flags of the world. White is found on 70% of the world’s flags and blue is used by almost half of all the national flags in the world.

The oldest flag in the world is the flag of Denmark.

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