Category: Context of islands
#TBT: September 10, 2026
On September 10, 1993, the National Park Service finalized a 50-year lease with local Samoan...
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#TBT: September 3, 2026
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands resident Andy Evans holds her dog Roxanne while speaking with her...
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#TBT: August 27, 2026
The Tokai Maru was a Japanese passenger-cargo freighter torpedoed by the US submarine USS Snapper...
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#TBT: August 20, 2026
Two men wear homemade face coverings during a protest on August 20, 1978, against the politically...
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#TBT: August 13, 2026
The Saipan Beacon was a daily military newspaper published by the United States Army Saipan Island...
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Puerto Rico’s water crisis, in context
Puerto Rico entered August 2026 under a rationing plan that its own water utility called a last...
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#TBT: August 8, 2026
On August 8, 1844, missionary Archibald Wright Murray wrote that Tutuilans planned to cede Pago...
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Sin U no hay PR: The crisis in the University of Puerto Rico, in context
In 2026, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) finds itself in the deepest institutional crisis...
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#TBT: July 30, 2026
Lawrence W. Cramer, newly appointed governor of the Virgin Islands, appeared before the Senate...
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#TBT: July 23, 2026
The Second Battle of Guam occurred from July 21 to August 10, 1944. By July 23, United States...
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The fight over fishing access in Rose Atoll, American Samoa’s most protected waters, in context
The future of fishing access around Rose Atoll is uncertain after the Western Pacific Regional...
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#TBT: July 16, 2026
Born April 16, 1866, José de Diego y Martínez was a Puerto Rican statesman, journalist, poet,...
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