Word: terceira
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...began colonizing them around 1430. During World War II, they were the main stopover for prop planes going to and from Southern Europe, and the islands were nicknamed "the Grand Central Station of the Atlantic." Shortly after the war, the U.S. took over the old British base on Terceira Island, known as Lajes Field. Washington currently keeps 1,500 American military personnel there to keep tabs on Soviet submarines and operate a refueling station for military cargo planes...
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