Malta Independence Day

Today, 21 September, is not just about independence from Britain but from just about everyone. Malta must be one of the most strategically located, and therefore the most invaded, country in the world!
Right from the Phoenicians Malta has been occupied by the Greeks, Carthiginians, Romans, Byzantines, Normandy kingdom of Sicily, French, Arabs and British from 1841.

From 'Maltamediaonline.com'
The Maltese Islands celebrate their Independence Day on Monday 21st September. After years of colonial occupation by various nations, the Maltese Islands were finally granted independence by the British government in 1964. Therefore Malta is this year celebrating 45 years of independence.