#TBT: June 1, 2023
On June 5, 2013, Pasquines was founded, publishing the first article covering the news of Puerto...
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Category: History
#TBT: May 25, 2023
On May 30, 1898, this picture of #PuertoRico’s new autonomous government...
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#TBT: May 18, 2023
During World War II, on June 15, 1944, two US Marine divisions went ashore on Saipan Island in the...
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#TBT: May 11, 2023
Nora Stewart Coleman (December 11, 1920–May 11, 2005) was the First Lady of #AmericanSamoa during...
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#TBT: April 4, 2023
On May 9, 1918, the American Red Cross expanded to all three main islands of the #USVirginIslands....
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#TBT: April 27, 2023
On April 27, 2019, the United States Navy christened the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam in...
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#TBT: April 20, 2023
On April 20, 1898, President William McKinley (R) signed a Joint Resolution for war with Spain,...
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#TBT: April 6, 2023
The Utah Construction Company, with Marine Corps assistance, completed the first runway of the...
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Coconut Colonialism: Mediators
According to a famous Samoan proverb, the pathway to leadership is through service (ʻO le ala i le...
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Coconut Colonialism: Builders
When Samoa came under formal German and American control in 1900, the world around the islands was...
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Coconut Colonialism: Planters
Plantation agriculture reshaped Samoa in fundamental ways. As Euro-American settlers turned the...
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Coconut Colonialism: Coconuts
As nourishment for body and mind, the coconut has fed Samoans for millennia. Coconut trees are...
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