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The earliest permanent European settlement was in 1648 on Eleuthera, settled by the British. During the 18th century slave trade, many purchased African slaves were brought to the Bahamas to work unpaid. Their descendants now constitute 85% of the Bahamian population. The Bahamas gained independence from the United Kingdom on July 10, 1973.
The national flag of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas consists of a black triangle situated at the hoist with three horizontal bands: aquamarine, gold and aquamarine. Adopted in 1973 to replace the British Blue Ensign defaced with the emblem of the Crown Colony of the Bahama Islands , it has been the flag of the Bahamas since the country gained ...
A British Red Ensign with the Badge of the Bahamas islands. 1869–1904: Flag of the governor of the Bahamas Islands: A British Union Flag with the Badge of the Bahamas Islands. 1904–1923: Flag of the Crown Colony of the Bahamas Islands: A British Blue Ensign with the Badge of the Bahamas Islands. Note: change in the design of the crown ...
The Bahamas were hosts of the first men's senior FIFA tournament to be staged in the Caribbean, the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. [180] The Bahamas also hosted the first three editions of the IAAF World Relays. [181] The nation also hosted the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, [182] along with annual events Bahamas Bowl [183] and Battle 4 ...
The Eleutheran Adventurers were a group of English Puritans and religious Independents who left Bermuda to settle on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas in the late 1640s. . The small group of Puritan settlers, led by William Sayle, were expelled from Bermuda for their failure to swear allegiance to the Crown and left in search of a place in which they could freely practice their fa
People born in December can have one of two astrological signs: Sagittarius (Dec. 1 through 21) or Capricorn (Dec. 22 through 31). The narcissus and holly also represent those born in December ...
1526: Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón briefly establishes the failed settlement of San Miguel de Gualdape in South Carolina, the first site of enslavement of Africans in North America and of the first slave rebellion. 1527: Fishermen are using the harbor at St. John's, Newfoundland and other places on the coast.
October 15 – November 9: Oct 30 – Nov 23 Scorpio: Oct 23 – Nov 21: Nov 16 – Dec 15: November 10 – December 5: Nov 23 – Nov 29 Ophiuchus [ii] — — December 6 – December 31: Nov 29 – Dec 17 Sagittarius: Nov 22– Dec 21: Dec 16 – Jan 14: January 1 – January 26: Dec 17 – Jan 20 Capricorn: Dec 22 – Jan 19: Jan 15 – Feb 12