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New Year's Day: The first day of the year. [1] 31 January Independence Day: Celebrates the Independence of Nauru, 31 January 1968 [2] Friday before Easter Sunday: Good Friday: The anniversary of the death of Jesus [3] The day after Easter Sunday: Easter Monday [4] 17 May Constitution Day: Celebrates when the Constitution of Nauru was created [5 ...
New Zealand and the UK additionally agreed to pay a one-time settlement of $12 million each. [31] Declining phosphate prices, the high cost of maintaining an international airline, and the government's financial mismanagement combined to make the economy collapse in the late 1990s. By the new millennium, Nauru was virtually bankrupt. [32]
Crowds at Bowling Green Station to witness the ticker-tape parade for the Super Bowl champion New York Giants, February 2008. 2000 October 30 – New York Yankees championship in the World Series. 2008 February 5 – New York Giants championship in Super Bowl XLII. 2009 November 6 – New York Yankees championship in the World Series.
Philippine Independence Day Parade; ... New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade; Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019; T. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; Tunes of ...
Nauru is one of the most densely populated Westernized countries in the South Pacific. [140] The official languages of Nauru are Nauruan and English. Nauruan [2] is a distinct Micronesian language, which is spoken by 96% of ethnic Nauruans at home. [119] English is widely spoken and is the language of government and commerce. [4] [5] Church in ...
A carnival float featuring a Hindu temple that is planned for an upcoming India Day Parade in New York City has sparked controversy, with a number of groups calling it anti-Muslim and saying it ...
Australia had administered the former Germany colony of Nauru since its capture in 1914, with the except of the period of Japanese occupation during World War II. In 1947, Nauru was placed under United Nations trusteeship with Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom as trustees and Australia designated as the "administering authority".
Nauru: Independence Day: 31 January: 1968 Australia New Zealand United Kingdom: Effective date of the Nauru Independence Act 1967. Also marks the date of the return of the Nauruans from Truk island after the Japanese occupation of Nauru during World War II. [66] Nicaragua: Independence Day: 15 September: 1821 Spain: Act of Independence of ...