Outline of Northern Mariana Islands history

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Main article: History of the Northern Mariana Islands

The following is a topical outline of the history of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

History of the Northern Mariana Islands, by period

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The location of the Northern Mariana Islands

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An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Indigenous peoples
  • Chamorro people
• First European contact, 1521
  • On March 6, 1521, three Spanish ships under the command of Ferdinand Magellan finally spy land after an eleven week voyage across the Pacific Ocean. Magellan names the Chamorro archipelago Las Isles de las Velas Latinas (The Islands of the Latine Sails). When the Spaniards refuse to pay for supplies, natives remove iron from the ships. Magellan renames the archipelago Las Islas de los Ladrones (The Islands of the Thieves).
• Spanish East Indies, 1565-(1668-1899)
  • Diego Luis de San Vitores renames the Chamorro archipelago Islas Marianas in honor of his patroness, Queen Mariana of Austria, 1668
  • German-Spanish Treaty of 1899
• German New Guinea, 1884-(1899-1914)-1919
  • World War I, June 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
  • Empire of Japan occupation, 1914-1944
  • Treaty of Versailles, 1919-06-28
• League of Nations South Pacific Mandate administered by the Empire of Japan, 1919-1946
  • Carolinian language
  • World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
    • United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941
    • United States occupation, 1944-1986
    • Battle of Saipan, 1944
    • Battle of Tinian, 1944
  • Japanese Instrument of Surrender signed September 2, 1945
• United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administered by the United States, July 18, 1947 – December 22, 1990
  • Cold War, March 5, 1946 – December 25, 1991
  • Korean War, June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953
  • Vietnam War, September 26, 1959 – April 30, 1975
• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands since January 1, 1978
  • Persian Gulf War, August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991
  • Attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001
  • Afghanistan War, since October 7, 2001
  • Iraq War, since March 20, 2003
  • History of marriage in the Northern Mariana Islands

See also

• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Outline of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • Index of Northern Mariana Islands-related articles
• History of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Category:History of the Northern Mariana Islands
    • commons:Category:History of the Northern Mariana Islands

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