Google Doodle Celebrates Lebanon Independence Day
Google celebrated the 69th anniversary of Independence Day of Lebanon on Thursday, with a homepage doodle featuring the temple of Jupiter in Baalbeck.
Lebanon celebrated Independence Day on November 22 marking 69 years of independence with an official ceremony staged in downtown Beirut.
Streets leading to the area were cordoned off for the ceremony which was attended by President Michel Suleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Najib Miqati, diplomats and other dignitaries.
During the Independence Day parade, hundreds of red, white and green balloons were launched skywards after military helicopters overflew marching soldiers.
The Lebanese Independence Day is a national day celebrated in remembrance of the 1943 liberation from the French Mandate which was exercised over Lebanese soil for over 23 years.
over 12 years
It appears only in google lebanon it doesn't show in other countries
and they do logos for all the countries :)
over 12 years
you guys need to realize something. when u go to google.com from lebanon, the website automatically knows that ur in lebanon and so this pic appears. If you were to log in from say somewhere in europe, you wouldn't have seen this.
They do this for all countries as well so let's calm down and not feel extra special.
over 12 years
do you actually think the whole world sees this doodle? i can't believe the arrogance lebanese have... did you ever see israel's doodle? senegals? other irrelevant nations?
to answer: it's localized, much like everything else google does.
over 12 years
independance day? lol...
over 12 years
I thought everything American was supposed to be zionist according to some "real thinkers" in Lebanon!!!
over 12 years
@roger
really? where did you get that information from? :P
stereotype
over 12 years
No positivneutral, it's not on Google.com.lb only, it's on Google.com but perhaps you don't use Google.com to see it.
over 12 years
Google is a great company. It is now trying to take local flavors and be "truly global". Keep the good job google. Smash the hell out of Microsoft and Apple.
over 12 years
Data mining and intel agency front Google, collecting more international lawsuits and illegaly mining your info than any other company in the world....Ah yes they sure are "great"
over 12 years
wouldn't lebanon be better off as a French colony?
over 12 years
Thanks Google!! <3
over 12 years
Feels so good to see that all Lebanese are proud of their Country. We should all put our differences aside and work for the future of our Country and children and make Lebanon a safe place to live. Lebanon is paradise on Earth, it's up to us to keep it this way forever.
over 12 years
please let the french come back and rule us!!!
over 12 years
Major takbeer! LOve it.
over 12 years
@Positivneutral It is also on the Google international front page at www.google.com .
over 12 years
This is ONLY on google.com.lb, the Lebanese Google. What are you all so excited and proud about?! "Must be the Lebanese execs at Google"?? What the hell people?! Lebanese are so desperate for attention!
over 12 years
its missing the smoke from the bomb blast
Yeah, Lebanon is on google for something positive.