The Midway Atoll was acquired by the US in 1867. In 1859 Captain N.C. Brooks discovered Midway and claimed it for the United States.
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Captain N.C. Middlebrooks of the sailing ship Gambia claimed the uninhabited Island later called Midway for the United States on 5 July 1859. On 28 August 1867, Captain William Reynolds of the USS Lackawanna formally took possession of the atoll for the United States.
The United States did acquire the Midway Islands through imperialism. The Midway Islands was initially un-owned and had no coaling station.
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Midway Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. Midway Islands includes Eastern Island, Sand Island, and Spit Island
Henderson Field, Midway
Japanese fortifications on the island of Midway.
About 100 miles north of the Island of Midway, at the Japanese carrier fleet.
According to Historians, Midway Island was formally called Middlebrooks and Brooks. However, after the United States annexed the island in 1867 the name was changed to Midway.
Jean Isham of Hinesburg Vermont.
See website: Battle of Midway
Midway (not a country) is an island group in the Pacific Ocean. At present Midway is a U.S. possession
Scooter put a pin in Midway Island is a homework assignment in Grand Island. See link below.
Midway Island was first called Middlebrook, then Brooks. The island became formally known as Midway in 1867, when it was formally annexed by the United States. The name Midway comes from the location, approximately midway between the US west coast and the Philippines.
The Battle of Midway took place on the Midway Island also known as the Midway Atoll.