Canoes in Apia Harbour at Apia, Samoa
© Danita Delimont/Getty Images
Canoes in Apia Harbour at Apia, Samoa
Come ashore in time to celebrate Samoa’s independence today! Samoa became the first small island independent nation in the South Pacific on 1 January 1962 – the date New Zealand’s Western Samoa Act of 1961 went into effect. But Samoans celebrate their freedom on 1 June every year. We hope those rowers in the canoes are back in time for the party.
Related Images
Indian Head Cove, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario, Canada
Magellanic penguins, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands
Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Germany
Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia
Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Sunset in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão, Brazil
Today on Bing
Knuthöjdsmossen nature reserve, Sweden
May 31, 2025
Sea otter pup, Prince William Sound, Alaska
May 31, 2023
Scarlet macaw, Costa Rica
May 31, 2022
Grey wolf with begging pup, Montana
May 31, 2020