#TBT: June 22, 2023
On June 13, 1722, Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen became the first European to sight the Samoan Islands beginning with the Manu’a Islands in American Samoa.
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Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Jun 22, 2023 | American Samoa, History | 0 |
On June 13, 1722, Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen became the first European to sight the Samoan Islands beginning with the Manu’a Islands in American Samoa.
William-José Vélez González is a native from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and a graduate from Florida International University in biomedical engineering, engineering management, and international relations. A designer with a strong interest in science, policy, and innovation, he previously served as the national executive vice president of the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association. William-José lives in Washington, DC, where he works at the Children's National Research Institute and runs Opsin, a nonprofit design studio dedicated to making design more accessible. You can see him on Love is Blind as Lydia's brother. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of Pasquines.
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