Independence Day (Hawaii) Independence Day (Hawaii) Hawaiian Independence Day () was a former national holiday celebrated on November 28 during the Kingdom of Hawaii, which commemorated the signing of Anglo-Franco Proclamation, the official diplomatic recognition of the independence and sovereignty of the kingdom by Great Britain and France. It is still celebrated today by proponents of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. In 1839, Captain Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace of the French frigate "Artémise" landed in Honolulu in what became known as the Laplace Affair and forced the Hawaiian government under King Kamehameha III to acknowledge the rights of Catholics in his realm with the
Minsk Independence Day Parade of independence. It was the first parade of the Republic of Belarus and the last parade on Independence Square. Nearly 4,000 soldiers and officers marched through Independence Square, accompanied by 100 combat vehicles. Celebrated the 11th anniversary of independence. It was the first parade that took place on October Square since 1984. It was also the first time the Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Belarus performed an exhibition drill at an independence day parade. Celebrated the 13th anniversary of independence and the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus. It involved 3,000 troops, tanks, armored personnel carriers, and