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[31]: 242 Since Guam is not a U.S. state, U.S. citizens residing on Guam are not allowed to vote for president and their congressional representative is a non-voting member. [10] They do, however, vote for party delegates in presidential primaries. [32] In 1969, a referendum on unification with the Northern Mariana Islands was held and rejected ...
The location of Guam. Guam The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guam: Guam – organized, unincorporated territory of the United States of America that comprises the island of Guam in the western North Pacific Ocean. [1] It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. [2]
Houses of Carolininans, possibly in Tamuning, in 1899 or 1900. The ancient Chamorro word for Tamuning was Apurgan or Apotgan. "Tamuning" is a Carolinian word that was given to the area where Carolinians settled after an earthquake on January 25, 1849, near Guam caused a tsunami that devastated Lamotrek and Satawal.
Hawaii is the southernmost U.S. state and the second westernmost after Alaska. Like Alaska, Hawaii borders no other U.S. state. It is the only U.S. state not in North America, and the only one completely surrounded by water and entirely an archipelago. In addition to the eight main islands, the state has many smaller islands and islets.
Guam's size and possession of a natural safe anchorage at Apra Harbor, uniquely among its neighbors, have driven much of its history. [2] Guam was a minor but integral part of the Spanish Manila galleon trade. Located on the east-to-west trade winds, galleons from Mexico would briefly reprovision on Guam before continuing on to Manila.
Anne Perez Hattori, Colonial Dis-Ease: U.S. Navy Health Policies and the Chamorros of Guam, 1898-1941 (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2004) Pat Hickey, The Chorito Hog-Leg, Book One: A Novel of Guam in Time of War (Indianapolis: AuthorHouse Publishing, 2007)
Currently only two Guam public schools serve the village of Tumon. [ citation needed ] They are John F. Kennedy High School and Chief Brodie Elementary. In regards to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Tumon is in the school transportation zone for Andersen Elementary and Andersen Middle School, while Guam High School is the ...
Source: [1]. 1 January - New Year's Day; 15 January - Martin Luther King Jr. Day 19 February – Presidents' Day 7 March - History of Guam and Chamorro people 26 May - Memorial Day