Independence Day: Quick Facts

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands among children dressed in green, white, blue, and orange to represent the Indian flag during Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort in Delhi.

Large crowd of people in white clothing marches in a parade with drums and an Indian flag during India's first Independence Day celebration in Bombay, August 15, 1947.

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Collage of raised-fist silhouettes over a halftone orange, yellow, and green background, featuring historic newspaper text and faint crowd imagery.

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Chandigarh. Statuettes at the Rock Garden of Chandigarh a sculpture park in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden. Created by Nek Chand Saini an Indian self taught artist. visionary artist, folk artist, environmental art

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A tugboat escorts a ship at the Miraflores locks (top left) while another ship is in the lock on the Panama Canal in Panama. Central America.

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