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4 days ago · The development of Guam into an important U.S. military base brought about profound changes in the island’s agricultural patterns after World War II. Foodstuffs were imported in increasing amounts at the expense of local cultivation, and Guam now imports most of its food.
4 days ago · Guam was settled by Austronesian people around 1500 B.C. These people became the indigenous Chamorro and were influenced by later migrations, including the Micronesians in the first millennium A.D., and island Southeast Asians around 900.
2 days ago · The country code 671 became NANP area code 671. This removed the barrier of high-cost international long-distance calls to the continental U.S . Guam is a major hub for submarine communications cables between the Western U.S., Hawaii, Australia and Asia.
4 days ago · The US captured the Northern Mariana Islands in 1944 after the Battle of Saipan and administered them post-World War II as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI). On four occasions in the 1950s and 1960s, voters opted for integration with Guam, although Guam rejected it in 1969.
5 days ago · Guam was fully colonized by Spain in 1668 and was an important stopover for Spanish Manila galleons between the 16th and 18th centuries. However, during the Spanish-American War, the United States captured Guam from Spain on June 21, 1898.
4 days ago · After the Spanish-American War, Guam became an unincorporated territory of the United States. Its citizens are provided with a full American citizenship. It is protected by the Constitution of the US and the US dollar is its currency. It remains a very strategic army base for the US in the Pacific.
4 days ago · Incumbent Guam Delegate James Moylan, a Republican, officially filed his candidacy on Wednesday, as did Ginger Cruz, who filed under the Democrat side of the aisle. Cruz served in the ...
