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72History of Hawaii - A brief look back at Hawaiian History
After the territorial years the most significant part of the history of Hawaii is the time it was made into a state. It was not as smooth an affair as it appears to be. The process of granting statehood to Hawaii was full of controversies and open ends.
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81A Modern History Of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples
The handling of Tasmanian Aboriginals has been some of the most cruel and unnecessary in the history of Colonization. They were declared extinct by the colonial government and those living today are unrecognized and fighting for voting rights.
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78The Philippine Revolution
The first anti-colonial independence movement in Asia, the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1902 ended almost 350 years of Spanish rule.
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86videoThe Geology of Hawaii: Islands, Volcanoes, and More
The Hawaiian Islands are part of the Sandwich Islands archipelago, which spans from the Northwest region of the Pacific Ocean to the Big Island of Hawaii. The islands were formed over a hot spot in the mantle that continuously pushes magma toward the crust’s surface.
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58The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55, by Antonio Alvarez de Abreu and Diego Aduarte
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55, by Antonio Alvarez de Abreu and Diego Aduarte PREFACE The present volume contains no record of events in the year 1640; but its two documents are retrospective from that date....
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73The People of Orchid Island and Links and Similarities to Pacific Islanders
Travel correspondent Joseph Rosendo traveled to Orchid Island to meet and study the Tao people for a PBS television special filmed in 2011.He began his journey and filming on Green Island just southeast of Taiwan and proceeded to Orchid Island,...
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82Mano Ali'i - Hawaii's Shark Whisperers
Long before Hollywood gave them a bad rap, sharks were worshipped and revered by Ancient Hawaiians. Some Hawaiians even possessed the ability to "talk" to sharks. Come find out what sharks can tell us.
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87The Top Five Bizarre Events In Pacific Northwest History
Welcome to some rather bizarre events in Pacific Northwest History, which includes Washington History and Oregon History but never Idaho or Alaska.
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69Islands
We often think of islands as places of great beauty and mystery. By virtue of their isolation from the rest of the world, islands can be considered an oasis of land surrounded by a "desert" of water.
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78How Did Ellis Island Become The Gateway to America?
The American Promise (A Compact History) http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_history.asp http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/italian4.html# ...
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