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John Glenn, on February 20 1962, became the third American in space. At the same time, he also became the first American to orbit the earth (the previous two missions were sub-orbital).
Spanish-American War: 1898. Howland Island: 1857* Wake Island: 1899 American Samoa: 1889/1900.
After the Spanish American War, Guam became an American Territory. Actually it was a small island not really worth much. It actually became an American coaling station, or a place where American ships could refuel, or a filling station for ships.
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Feared that American missions would be jeopardized and Chinese markets closed to non-Europeans.
Puerto Rico became a US Territory.
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Puerto Rico and really guys, that was an easy one
Tunis Campbell, an African-American politician born in New Jersey, became unofficial "governor" of several Georgia islands from 1865 to 1867.
Lott Carey was the first black American missionary to Africa and helped founded the African country Liberia. Carey was born into slavery, but was later freed and became a minister and a doctor.