Category: Context of islands
#TBT: July 9, 2026
On July 9, 1944, the Battle of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands ended, 24 days after the...
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Super Typhoon Bavi strikes Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, less than 3 months after Sinlaku
Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall over the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam on July 6, 2026,...
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#TBT: July 2, 2026
Tui Manuʻa Elisala was the last Tui Manu’a titleholder (paramount chief) in the Manuʻa...
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US Supreme Court rules birthright citizenship cannot be redefined—and territory advocates say it applies to them too
The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that President Donald Trump’s executive order...
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#TBT: June 18, 2026
Operation Stevedore was the operation for the American recapture of the then Japanese-held island...
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#TBT: June 11, 2026
Among the versions of the origin of Puerto Rico’s flag design is that the idea of inverting...
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Thirteen years providing the missing context of islands
In most buildings, the elevator skips the 13th floor. The number is omitted, passed over quietly,...
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#TBT: June 4, 2026
A “Satan”, an M3 Stuart tank with a Ronson flamethrower, incinerates a Japanese...
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NOAA advances seabed mapping near American Samoa
On January 22, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it would survey...
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#TBT: May 28, 2026
On May 28, 2022, the ACLU filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn the 10th...
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#TBT: May 21, 2026
On May 21, 2020, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. advised US Virgin Islands residents to stay at home and...
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#TBT: May 14, 2026
Typhoon Pamela was a powerful typhoon that struck the U.S. territory of Guam in May 1976, causing...
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