The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

Kiribati

Country in the central Pacific

Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean. Its permanent population is over 119,000 as of the 2020 census and more than half live on Tarawa. The state comprises 32 atolls and one remote…