Today Is November 4

November 4 is celebrated as Flag Day in Panama.

Panama had been a Spanish colony since the sixteenth century. The country gained independence from the Spanish empire which began on November 10 and was completed on November 28, 1821. They joined the Republic of Gran Colombia in the same year, along with Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. 

The Republic of Gran Colombia was dissolved in 1830 but the country remained part of Colombia for several decades,

Panama finally achieved independence on November 3, 1903 with the help of the USA.  The US bought the rights to build the Panama Canal at the same time.

The Panamanian flag day is celebrated on November 4, one day after the country's separation from Colombia.