Category: Context of islands
#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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#TBT: May 7, 2026
On May 7, 1998, NBC aired a Seinfeld episode with the Puerto Rico flag being burned and stomped...
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
By Raquel Rutledge. This story was originally published by ProPublica. To the narcotics agents...
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#TBT: April 30, 2026
On April 30, German Consul Max Biermann reported from American Samoa to Leo von Caprivi (the...
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#TBT: April 23, 2026
Ahyi seamount, a shallow submarine volcano in the Northern Mariana Islands, began erupting on...
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#TBT: April 16, 2026
Sailors and guests pose for a photo during the grand opening ceremony of the Navy Recruiting...
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