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unusual facts about Independence Day



Aeroméxico Flight 576

Quintana Roo State Congressman Hernán Villatoro (of the Labor Party) was on board the flight and said, in a radio interview, that the hijacker was carrying a Bible, issued a series of religious prophecies, and warned that President Calderón should not attend the traditional Independence Day festivities in Mexico City's Zócalo on 16 September because of an impending earthquake.

Digimation

Digimation's models have been featured in motion pictures including The World Is Not Enough, Pushing Tin, Star Trek: Insurrection, Independence Day, Air Force One and Godzilla.

Haste the Day Vs. Haste the Day

The introduction to the first song, 68, samples Bill Pullman's Presidential speech in the Roland Emmerich film Independence Day.

Johnny Castaway

"Johnny Castaway" also features holidays of the year such as Halloween, Christmas, Independence Day and others.

Magesh Chandran Panchanathan

In 2005 he tied for first with Kamil Mitoń in the 33rd World Open, played in Philadelphia over the Independence Day weekend.

Missouri Day

State Senator Jason Glennon Crowell has acknowledged that the day does not garner as much attention as days such as Independence Day, and some in the state have become critical of its ambiguous October observance.

Nicky Astria

Dewi sang in public for the first time at Independence Day ceremonies on 17 August 1975.

Public Square

Public Square is often the site of political rallies and civic functions, including a free annual Independence Day concert by the Cleveland Orchestra.

St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally

Harvest festival is celebrated every year on 15 August, which also happens to be the Independence day of India.

Thomas J. Michie

In 1963, Judge Michie began the tradition of conducting naturalization ceremonies at Monticello on Independence Day.

VMFA-314

In the 1996 science fiction film Independence Day, Will Smith plays a U.S. Marine Corps pilot from VMFA-314, Captain Steven Hiller, stationed at MCAS El Toro.

Walt Disney Studios Park

The Backlot also features soundtracks from blockbusters such as Mission: Impossible II, Planet of the Apes, Batman, or Independence Day.

Wendover Air Force Base

In addition to a post-war military base backdrop for the 1996 film Mulholland Falls, Wendover Field also stood in for the exteriors of Area 51 in the 1996 film Independence Day.

WFNX

To promote its signal upgrade in downtown Boston, WFNX sold all of its commercial ad time to beverage maker Snapple from Memorial Day, May 29 through Independence Day, July 4, 2006, (both are national holidays in the United States).


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1969 in Afghanistan

Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin arrives to attend the country's 50th independence day celebrations.

A Grain of Wheat

The plot revolves around his home village's preparations for Kenya's independence day celebration (Uhuru day).

Aamir Masood

The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct), the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (medal of excellence), the Tamgha-e-Istaqlal, the Jumahuriat Tamgha, the Nuclear test Medal, the Resolution Day Golden Jubilee medal and the Independence Day Golden Jubilee medal for his achievements and abilities.

Albert Hall, Nottingham

Benazir Bhutto Addresses the Pakistani community as part of Independence Day celebrations, 17 August 2003

Angel Falls

In 18 November 1955, independence day of Latvia he announced to Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional that this stream without any known local name shall be called after Latvian river - Gauja.

Arturo Tappin

His dynamic live performances and his reputation for putting on explosive shows led him to perform at the Edinburgh Festival, Soho Jazz Festival, Miami AT&T Caribbean Jazz Festival, St. Lucia, Antigua, Curaçao, St. Kitts, St.Vincent, Grenada and Barbados Jazz Festivals, Arturo continued his live performance schedule at Bob Marley's Birthday Bash, James Bond Film Festival in Jamaica, and Trinidad's Independence Day celebration in Miami.

Assala Nasri

She was granted Bahraini citizenship by Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa a few days after she gave a performance in the operetta Love and Loyalty in celebration of Bahrain’s Independence Day.

Carolyn Cooper

In 6 August 2013, Jamaica's 51st Independence Day, Professor Carolyn Cooper was awarded the national honour of the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) "for outstanding contribution to Education".

Chitto Jetha Bhayshunyo

A R Rahman composed an Indian Independence Day tribute song 'Jagao Mere Des Ko' in 2013 featuring the poem, with Suchi and Blaaze, along with an ensemble from KM Music Conservatory.

Dayanand Shetty

Daya Shetty and Shivaji Satam appeared as Celebrity Guests in the TV show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs(in the Independence Day Special episode of 2011).

Estonian literature

Besides Kaur Kender (1971), whose finest hour was in 1998 with the debut novel "Iseseisvuspäev" ("Independence Day"), a younger generation is appearing.

Flag of Kiribati

The new flag was hoisted during the independence day celebrations in the capital, Tarawa, on July 12, 1979.

Foreign relations of Kenya

The embassy in Nairobi was established 12 December 1963—Kenya's independence day—with Laurence C. Vass as chargé d'affaires ad interim pending the appointment of an ambassador.

Geography of Rosario

A few streets are named with dates: 3 de Febrero (February 3, day of the Battle of San Lorenzo), 9 de Julio (July 9, Independence Day), 27 de Febrero (February 27, date of creation of the national flag), Primero de Mayo (May 1, Labor Day).

Gordon Bishop

In Yogyakarta he met his wife-to-be, Nanies Siti Ahadiah Suryodiprodjo, a Javanese lady with royal blood who was performing Javanese dance during Indonesia's independence day.

Goroka Show

It is a Sing-sing held every year close to the country's Independence Day (16 September) in the town of Goroka, the capital of the Eastern Highlands Province.

Habib Ahmad

In 2010, on Independence Day of Pakistan, he was given the civil award Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan for his unique contribution to plant sciences nationally and globally.

Juneteenth

In 1996 the first legislation to recognize "Juneteenth Independence Day" was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.J. Res. 195, sponsored by Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI).

Music of Saint Kitts and Nevis

There is Inner City Fest in February in Molineaux Green Valley Festival usually around Whit Monday in village of Cayon, Easterama around Easter (April) in village of Sandy Point, Fest-Tab, around July-August in the village of Tabernacle, and La festival de Capisterre, around Independence Day in Saint Kitts and Nevis (19 September), in the Capisterre region.

Nakba Day

Nakba Day (Arabic: يوم النكبة Yawm an-Nakba, meaning "Day of the Catastrophe") is generally commemorated on 15 May, the day after the Gregorian calendar date for Israeli Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut).

United States Ambassador to Lesotho

An embassy in Maseru was established on October 4, 1966, Lesotho’s independence day.

United States Ambassador to South Sudan

General Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State; Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations; and Ambassador R. Barrie Walkley inaugurating the new U.S. Embassy in Juba, South Sudan on Independence Day, July 9, 2011.

United States Ambassador to Swaziland

The United States immediately recognized the new nation and established an embassy in the capital Mbabane on September 6, 1968, independence day for Swaziland.

United States Ambassador to Tanzania

An embassy in Dar es Salaam was established on December 9, 1961—independence day for Tanganyika.

United States Ambassador to Zambia

An embassy in Lusaka was established on October 24, 1964—independence day for Zambia.

United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe

An embassy in Harare was established on April 18, 1980—independence day for Zimbabwe.