Word: samoa
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...falling Roman Empire, Adams saw a rising empire. Another visitor to the fair, historian Frederick Jackson Turner, delivered a famous paper there, saying that the internal frontier was closed; but America would, by the end of the decade, add to its dominion Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam, Samoa and Wake Island, while occupying Cuba. The American Century had begun...
...American Samoa, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Cook Islands, New Zealand, the Governor of Hawaii and environmental groups have all dumped on the plan. They contend that the trip is hazardous and that the new $240 million incinerator on Johnston Island may not be ready to handle the disposal task safely. Hawaii Democratic Governor John Waihee argues that the Johnston plant should first complete a 16-month test period. Other critics fear smokestack emissions will contaminate the ocean food chain...