🎉 Ghana's Independence Day (1957)
Where: Independence Square, Accra, Ghana
Nearby on the globe: Cape Coast Castle → 🌍 Open the 3D globe
📅 On This Day: March 6
March 6, 1957: Ghana's Independence Day. On 6 March 1957, Ghana in West Africa became the first colony in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence. On this day there are parades in Independence Square in the capital, Accra, and people wave the red, gold and green flag with its black star.
✨ More events on this day
- 1787 🔬 Joseph von Fraunhofer was born in Germany; he found dark lines in the rainbow of sunlight, which later revealed what the Sun and stars are made of.
- 1937 🚀 Valentina Tereshkova was born; in 1963 she became the first woman to fly in space, circling the Earth 48 times.
- 1953 🚀 Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco was born; she led the camera team of the Cassini mission, which sent back stunning pictures of Saturn and its rings.
🧠 Question of the day
What is in the middle of Ghana's flag?
- A black star
- A red sun
- A white moon
Show the answer
Answer: A black star
Questions
What happened on March 6?
March 6, 1957: Ghana's Independence Day. It happened in Independence Square, Accra, Ghana.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana