JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Gen Z-led protests are making waves from Africa to Asia, and while the issues spurring them are different, the symbol they're using is the same: a grinning skull and ...

There have been a number of different explanations of the origin of the most famous of the pirates’ flags: the ‘skull and cross bones’, which was first used around the year 1700. In the book Socialism ...

A Jolly Roger skull and bones is spreading as a symbol of protest in Indonesia - Copyright AFP DIKA A Jolly Roger skull and bones is spreading as a symbol of protest ...

Pittsburgh Pirates fans wave a Jolly Roger flag as they stand in the left field rotunda before Game 3 of a National League Division Series between the Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals on Oct. 6, 2013, ...

According to the site, ships throughout the centuries used various flags to send messages and identify themselves. Pirates did the same thing, but perhaps purposely misidentified themselves so those ...