Britain ruled over Nepal much like Germany ruled over Sweden. I would argue that the longest a country has gone without being conquered, colonized, or ruled by another would be England, since 1066. And if there has been any country that has not be CCorR in its existence, it is the USA.
Why is a hit song recorded by Frankie Avalon in 1959 and went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart for the week of December 28, 1959, making it the last number one single of the 1950s. The song was written by Frankie's manager and record producer Robert Bob Marcucci and Peter De Angelis.
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away by The Beatles. It was rumored that this was the first gay rock song, a message to Beatles manager Brian Epstein, who was gay. In the part of The Beatles Anthology, that covers Epstein's death, this song is played, giving credence to the idea that this song was indeed a song about hiding one's homosexuality.