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History : Marshall Islands

This pathfinder includes information about history in the Marshall Islands.

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Bikini History  (http://www.bikiniatoll.com/history.html)
This web page provides historical information about Bikini Atoll from the seventeenth century until the 50th anniversary of the Bravo Hydrogen Bomb Test in March 2004.

Collision at Kwajelein  (http://www.usswashington.com/kwajen.htm)
Part of a web site dedicated to the USS Washington, this page details the Washington's collision with Indiana near Kwajelein in 1944.

RMI Online.  (http://www.rmiembassyus.org/)
Presents RMI Online, an Internet guide to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), provided by the Embassy of the RMI to the United States. Posts contact information via e-mail. Contains information on the geography and climate, population and demographics, history and culture, government, business and economy, natural resource, travel and tourism, and other topics. Provides public government statements and data on the individual atolls and islands. Links to other RMI sites.

Timeline: Marshall Islands  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country%5Fprofiles/2969476.stm)
Run by the British Broadcasting Corporation, this web page provides an outline of the history of the Marshall Islands from circa 2000 BC times until present. Most of the information concerns the period after the first European contact and there are sections on the German protectorate, nuclear testing and the compact with the United States.

 

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