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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 13:56:05 GMT -5
I know that American Samoa has a really weird set-up compared to others, mainly because they don't want the land to be owned by "foreigners."
Puerto Rico and England are two others.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 26, 2019 13:57:34 GMT -5
I know that American Samoa has a really weird set-up compared to others, mainly because they don't want the land to be owned by "foreigners." Puerto Rico and England are two others. Okay, "England" was a much better joke than "spare DS."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 13:58:14 GMT -5
Seriously, Guam and Virgin Islands are two others. And there's that whole thing about the Marianas (sp?) Trench that was in the 20Q thread.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 14:01:26 GMT -5
And, no, I don't think they have Congressional representation. Nor can they vote for President.
I know what it was about American Samoa. They don't have citizen birth-right, right? And they don't want it. Most of them.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Aug 26, 2019 14:57:12 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Midway is one of #3.... WWII history buffs can probably get the rest. (Sadly, my WWII history buff-oonery is all in the European theater).
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 26, 2019 15:18:24 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Midway is one of #3.... WWII history buffs can probably get the rest. (Sadly, my WWII history buff-oonery is all in the European theater). Wake Island was pretty famous for holding out from overwhelming Japanese attack for 12 days. After the Japanese finally did capture the island, they used the prisoners for labor constructing new defenses. In 1943, when the US had blocked resupply access from Japan, the Japanese commander ordered the execution of 98 American prisoners. He was later convicted and hanged as a war criminal. One of the 98 (no one knows which one) escaped. He carved a message onto a rock about the execution. He was later recaptured and personally beheaded by the Japanese commander. The Japanese did not bother to record his name. During that same time, the hungry Japanese hunted the Wake Island rail (a bird) to extinction. Wake is claimed by both the US and the Marshall Islands, but is in the possession of the US.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 19:03:30 GMT -5
The oldest continuously-published monthly U.S. magazine hit the newsstands for the first time on this day in 1845. What is it?
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 28, 2019 19:07:58 GMT -5
The oldest continuously-published monthly U.S. magazine hit the newsstands for the first time on this day in 1845. What is it? My initial thoughts were Time and Newsweek, but I think it's probably a somewhat obscure trade publication.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 28, 2019 19:14:09 GMT -5
Trivia answers re. U.S. Territories
1. Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
2. The above five territories send representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC. They have no voting rights, however, they have voting rights in committee and they can all speak before the entire House on the floor.
3. Baker Island, Jarvis Island, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Wake Island, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll. (Two others are disputed: Bajo Nuevo Bank, Seranilla Bank)
(I could only remember Midway from the WWII battle, but none of the other islands.)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 19:31:15 GMT -5
The oldest continuously-published monthly U.S. magazine hit the newsstands for the first time on this day in 1845. What is it? My initial thoughts were Time and Newsweek, but I think it's probably a somewhat obscure trade publication. 1845? No, not Time or Newsweek. And not an obscure trade publication either.
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 28, 2019 19:32:03 GMT -5
My initial thoughts were Time and Newsweek, but I think it's probably a somewhat obscure trade publication. 1845? No, not Time or Newsweek. And not an obscure trade publication either. Off the top of my head, I think Scientific American is maybe that old.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 19:35:32 GMT -5
Bonus trivia. Name this person.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 19:35:57 GMT -5
1845? No, not Time or Newsweek. And not an obscure trade publication either. Off the top of my head, I think Scientific American is maybe that old. Bingo. Wolfgang loses!
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 28, 2019 19:36:12 GMT -5
Bonus trivia. Name this person. I name this person: "Sam".
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 28, 2019 19:38:31 GMT -5
Off the top of my head, I think Scientific American is maybe that old. Bingo. Wolfgang loses! I vaguely thought I remembered that they have a "150 years ago this month" thing where they reprint what they printed back then.
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