How The United States Stole Guam
although it remains a U.S. territory today, the United States had a bit of trouble hanging on to Guam in the middle of the 20th century.
Read Morealthough it remains a U.S. territory today, the United States had a bit of trouble hanging on to Guam in the middle of the 20th century.
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