In the case of Scotland, use of a blue background for the Saint Andrew's Cross is said to date from at least the 15th century, with the first certain illustration of a flag depicting such appearing in Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount 's Register of Scottish Arms, circa 1542.
Dennis Johnson, a brilliant defensive player who helped propel the Seattle SuperSonics and the to N.B.A. championships, died yesterday in Austin, Tex. He was 52. The cause was a heart attack, the National Basketball Association said.
Bobbi Kristina Brown's Death Was Caused by Water Immersion & Mixed Drugs, Medical Examiner's Report Says. On what would have been her 23rd birthday, Bobbi Kristina Brown's cause of death has finally been revealed. The late daughter of Whitney Houston was discovered face down in a bathtub in her home on Jan. 31, 2015. Following nearly seven month-long coma, the 22-year-old was pronounced dead while in hospice care on July 26.