1978 - The Solomon Islands become independent from the United Kingdom.
1978年的今天,所罗门群岛脱离英国独立。
背景资料:
An island group of the western Pacific Ocean east of New Guinea. The volcanic islands, first visited by European explorers in the 1560's, were divided between Germany and Great Britain in the late 19th century. Australia assumed control of the northern islands in 1920. Today the northern Solomons are part of Papua New Guinea. The southern islands are an independent country.
所罗门群岛:西太平洋中的一个群岛,位于新几内亚的东方。这是一个火山群岛,最初于16世纪60年代被欧洲的探险家涉足,在19世纪晚期由德国和大不列颠英国瓜分,1920年澳大利亚取得北部群岛的控制权。目前,北部所罗门群岛是巴布亚新几内亚的一部分,其南部群岛则为一个独立的国家