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Amer. Samoa
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1951 |
The US Navy too over control of American Samoa. Links: USA, Amer. Samoa 
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1954 Oct 14 |
American Samoa Government's vessel Manu'atele sighted William Willis's raft The Seven Little Sisters, and towed it into Pago Pago Harbor. William Willis (1893-1968) sailed a raft from Peru to Samoa. In 2006 T.R. Pearson authored “Seaworthy: Adrift With William Willis in the Golden Age of Rafting.” Links: Explorer, Biography, Amer. Samoa
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1982 |
Konishiki, born Salevaa Atisanoe in American Samoa, began competing in sumo wrestling. He opened sumo wrestling to international competition and achieved the 2nd-highest rank. The 600-pound wrestler announced his retirement in 1997. Links: Wrestling, Amer. Samoa
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2005 Feb 18 |
President Bush declared American Samoa a major disaster area following Hurricane Olaf, which wiped out nearly all homes in at least one village in the Manua Islands. Links: BushGW, Hurricane, Amer. Samoa
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2005 Feb 27 |
The tiny Pacific island nation of Tokelau called for food and medical supplies, and there were "grave concerns" for residents on Swain's Island in American Samoa after Cyclone Percy pounded the area. Links: Hurricane, Tokelau, Amer. Samoa
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2007 Jul 3 |
Indonesia barred Eni Faleomavaega, the Democrat congressman for American Samoa, from visiting Papua, but has denied the move is to cover up alleged human rights abuses in the remote region. Faleomavaega has been a critic of Jakarta's policies in Papua. Links: Indonesia, Amer. Samoa
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2009 Sep 29 |
A magnitude 8.0-8.3 earthquake struck about 120 miles south of the islands of Samoa, population about 180,000 people, and American Samoa, a US territory of 65,000. Four tsunami waves 15 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) high roared ashore on American Samoa, reaching up to a mile (1.5km) inland. At least 142 were killed in Samoa and at least 32 on American Samoa and leaving dozens missing. Authorities in Tonga, south of the Samoas, confirmed at least 9 dead. Links: Earthquake, Samoa, Tonga, Amer. Samoa
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2014 Jul 22 |
Babar Suleman (58) and his son Haris (17) were killed when their small plane crashed shortly after leaving Pago Pago in American Samoa. They had departed Indiana on June 19 for a round the world flight to raise to break records and raise money for the Citizens Foundation, a nonprofit that builds schools in Pakistan. Links: USA, Air Crash, Samoa, Indiana, Amer. Samoa
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2016 Jun 13 |
The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a group of American Samoans who say the United States should grant full citizenship to people born in the US territory. Links: USA, Supreme Court, Amer. Samoa
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2017 Dec 5 |
The European Union put 17 non-EU countries on a blacklist of those it deems guilty of unfairly offering tax avoidance schemes. They Included: American Samoa, Bahrain, Barbados, Grenada, Guam, South Korea, Macau, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Namibia, Palau, Panama, St. Lucia, Samoa, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates. Over 40 more were put on a "grey list" to be monitored until they are fully committed to reforms. Links: Bahrain, Panama, UAE, EU, Mongolia, South Korea, Marshall Islands, Trinidad&Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, Guam, Samoa, Tunisia, Namibia, Palau, Macau, Amer. Samoa
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2019 Dec 12 |
A Utah judge ruled that people born in the the territory of American Samoa should be recognized as US citizens. Links: USA, Utah, Amer. Samoa
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2022 Jan 15 |
An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted, triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations. Tsunami waves were observed in Tonga's capital and the capital of American Samoa. The uninhabited volcanic island of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai all but disappeared following the blast. The outlying islands of Nomuka, Mango and Fonoifua were hit with 49-foot-high waves and few homes remained standing. This was the most powerful volcanic blast on Earth in more than 30 years. Tonga's sole optic-fiber link to the internet and the rest of the world was severed by the eruption. A shockwave traveling at the speed of sound took about 36 hours to circumnavigate the globe three times, spreading out in concentric rings from the volcano. Its plume that soared higher into Earth's atmosphere than any other on record - about 35 miles (57 km). Links: Volcano, Internet, Disaster, Tonga, Amer. Samoa
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