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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_National_DayBritish National Day - Wikipedia

    British National Day is a proposed official national day for the United Kingdom and a celebration of British national identity. Currently the UK has no single official national day, although the King's Official Birthday is used for this purpose in some contexts.

  2. www.nam.ac.uk › explore › independence-and-partitionIndependence and Partition, 1947 - National Army Museum

    Independence and Partition, 1947. The birth of India and Pakistan as independent states in 1947 was a key moment in the history of Britain’s empire and its army. But the process of partition was attended by mass migration and ethnic violence that has left a bitter legacy to this day.

  3. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesList of countries that have gained independence from the ...

    Below are lists of the countries and territories that were formerly ruled or administered by the United Kingdom or part of the British Empire (including military occupations that did not retain the pre-war central government), with their independence days.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_nationalList of national independence days - Wikipedia

    Independence actually occurred on 19 June 1961, but celebrate on 25 February each year to honor Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim, who is credited with ending the treaties with Britain and instigating democratic life in Kuwait.

    Country
    Name Of Holiday
    Date Of Holiday
    Year Of Event
    Afghanistan
    Victory Day
    19 August
    1919
    Afghanistan
    Liberation Day
    15 February
    1989
    Albania
    Independence Day
    28 November
    1912
    Algeria
    Independence Day
    5 July
    1962

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_the_United_KingdomHistory of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

    With defeat by the United States, France and Spain in the War of American Independence, Great Britain lost its 13 American colonies and rebuilt a Second British Empire based in Asia and Africa. As a result, British culture, and its technological, political, constitutional, and linguistic influence, became worldwide.

  6. www.military.com › july-4th › history-ofThe History of the Fourth of July - Military.com

    Jun 13, 2024 · On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from Great Britain, an event that eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the Fourth of July, also known...

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  8. theconversation.com › independence-day-july-4Independence Day: July 4 means something very different when ...

    Jul 3, 2018 · While many Americans unambiguously celebrate July 4 as a national event marking independence from the “mother country”, in Britain the day has long been a chance to celebrate Anglo-American...