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1951, June 29 |
President Truman issues Executive Order 10265, transferring
administration of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from U.S.
Department of the Navy to U.S. Department of Interior, and
Executive Order 10264, making the same transfer of administration for American Samoa |
| 1951,
July 1 |
Administration of
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is transferred from U.S.
Department of the Navy to U.S. Department of Interior; Elbert D.
Thomas is appointed High Commissioner of the Trust Territory,
replacing Admiral Arthur W. Radford |
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1951, September 8 |
United States, other nations, sign peace treaty with Japan
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1952, November 1 |
1st United States successful test of hydrogen bomb, at Enewetak
in the Marshall Islands |
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1952, November |
Dwight D. Eisenhower defeats Adlai Stevenson in U.S.
presidential election |
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1952, November 10 |
President Truman issues Executive Order 10408, to return
administration of Saipan and Tinian from U.S. Department of
Interior to U.S. Department of the Navy
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| 1953,
January 1 |
Administration of Saipan and Tinian
is returned from U.S. Department of Interior to U.S. Department of the Navy |
| 1953 |
U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency establishes secret base on Saipan, known
as Saipan Training Station of the Naval Technical Training Unit;
security clearance required to enter Saipan |
| 1953 |
Frank E. Midkiff is appointed High
Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,
replacing Elbert D. Thomas |
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1953, January 20 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated as president |
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1953, February 16-March 10 |
United Nations Visiting Mission observes conditions in
Micronesia |
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1953, June 26
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Korean armistice signed
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1953, July 17 |
President Eisenhower issues Executive Order 10470, returning
administration of islands north of Saipan in the Northern Mariana
Islands to U.S. Department of the Navy, leaving only Rota under
U.S. Department of Interior administration |
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1953, August 8 |
U.S. Congress makes first specific appropriation of funds for
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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1954, March 1 |
Fallout from Bravo hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the
Marshall Islands affects Japanese fisherman on Lucky Dragon,
inhabitants of Rongelap and other Marshall Islands |
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1954, September 29 |
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands headquarters moved from
Honolulu, Hawaii to Guam
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| 1954, October |
Delmas H. Nucker is appointed Acting High
Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,
replacing Frank E. Midkiff |
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1955, March 10 |
Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands established as separate
district of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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1955, September 15 |
U.S. Navy and U.S. Department of Interior execute agreement,
under which Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Government to
act for United States in acquiring Micronesian lands for United
States needs
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1956, February 8-March 11 |
United Nations Visiting Mission observes conditions in
Micronesia |
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1956, November |
President Eisenhower again defeats Adlai Stevenson in U.S.
presidential election
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| 1956, November |
Delmas H. Nucker, Acting High
Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, is
appointed High Commissioner |
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1957, January |
Dwight D. Eisenhower begins 2d term as U.S. president |
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1958
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1st United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea in Geneva
adopts conventions on territorial sea, high seas, continental
shelf, and fisheries and living resources
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| 1959,
January 3 |
Territory
of Alaska admitted as 49th State of the United States |
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1959, February 11-March 11 |
United Nations Visiting Mission observes conditions in
Micronesia |
| 1959,
August 21 |
Territory
of Hawaii admitted as 50th State of the United States |
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1960
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2d United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea comes to no
agreements
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1960, November |
John F. Kennedy defeats Richard M. Nixon in U.S. presidential
election |
