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Tamuning, Guam. Denomination. Roman Catholic. Motto. Servus tuus (Your servant) Coat of arms. Anthony Sablan Apuron (born November 1, 1945) is a Guamanian American former prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Agaña from 1983 until 2016, when the Holy See removed him for child sexual abuse crimes.
17,000 (as of 2019) [1] OCLC number. 1035108205. Website. postguam.com. Media of the United States. List of newspapers. The Guam Daily Post is a newspaper based in Tamuning, in the United States territory of Guam. It is owned by the Ho S. Eun Trust and is published seven days a week.
The history of Guam starts with the early arrival around 2000 BC of Austronesian people known today as the Chamorro Peoples. The Chamorus then developed a "pre-contact" society, that was colonized by the Spanish in the 17th century. The present American rule of the island began with the 1898 Spanish–American War.
A total of $40,000 worth of damage was done to roads on the island. Most of the damage was on the southern end of the island. No deaths were reported on Guam. [14] November 11, 1962: Typhoon Karen was regarded as the worst typhoon to ever impact Guam. 95 percent of homes were destroyed, [15] and those left standing were damaged. [16]
An image of former Governor Leary. In Guam the people were made to adopt Western ways because of the U.S. Naval Administration. One example of this was banning nudity. In Guam the first American governor was Richard P. Leary (1899–1900). He issued an order where Carolinian women in Guam weren't allowed to be naked when ever he visited.
Felix Flores Ungacta (November 8, 1937 [ 1] – October 24, 2016) was a Guamanian politician and businessman. He served as the mayor of Hagåtña, the capital city and seat of government of Guam, from January 5, 1981 to January 3, 2005, becoming one of the territory's longest-serving mayors in history. [ 2] The village's name was changed from ...
The Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the American recapture of the Japanese-held island of Guam, a U.S. territory in the Mariana Islands captured by the Japanese from the United States in the First Battle of Guam in 1941 during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The battle was a critical component of Operation Forager.