Category: Context of islands
#TBT: September 19, 2024
On September 19, 2017, these candidate designs, among others, were announced for the 2019 America...
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#TBT: September 12, 2024
The Capitol of Puerto Rico is shown under construction on September 12, 1925. The oceanfront,...
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#TBT: September 5, 2024
Kagman Elementary School, located in the village of Kagman III on the island of Saipan in the...
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#TBT: August 29, 2024
On August 29, 2022, American Samoa’s sixth Constitutional Convention began as 129 Delegates...
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#TBT: August 15, 2024
The book “The Mentor: The Virgin Islands of the United States of America,” by E. M....
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#TBT: August 1, 2024
On August 1, 1950, President Harry Truman signed the Organic Act of Guam, redesignating the island...
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#TBT: July 15, 1898
On July 25, 1898, 16,000 US troops led by General Nelson Miles invaded Puerto Rico at Guánica,...
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#TBT: July 11, 2024
The Treaty of Cession of Manuʻa, also known as the Deed of Cession of Manuʻa, was a treaty between...
Read MorePasquines on Fanachu: Islands in Context with William-Jose Velez Gonzalez
I had the pleasure of joining Michael Lujan Bevacqua for the Fanachu! Podcast, a...
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#TBT: July 4, 2024
Between July 3 and 4, 1848, Danish West Indies Governor-General Peter von Scholten had this...
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#TBT: June 27, 2024
The Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha arrives at US Naval Base Guam for a short port...
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#TBT: June 20, 2024
On June 19, 1919, the Teatro Yagüez in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico suffered a devastating fire, where...
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