{"slug": "guam", "label": "Guam", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16635", "qid": "Q16635", "description": "unincorporated territory of the United States of America", "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [1521, 1979], "span_label": ["1521 CE", "1979 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "philippines", "label": "Philippines", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "mexico", "label": "Mexico", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "qing-dynasty", "label": "Qing dynasty", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dutch-east-indies", "label": "Dutch East Indies", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "marshall-islands", "label": "Marshall Islands", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "palau", "label": "Palau", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cuba", "label": "Cuba", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "puerto-rico", "label": "Puerto Rico", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "manila", "label": "Manila", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1521, "year_label": "1521 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 6", "text": "March 6 – Ferdinand Magellan makes the first European contact with Guam, most likely landing in Tumon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369246997#January–March", "title": "1521", "revid": 1369246997, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1668, "year_label": "1668 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "June 16", "text": "June 16 – A group of Spanish Jesuit missionaries become the first European settlers to arrive at the island of Guam, founding a mission to convert the Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands to Christianity.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365989896#April–June", "title": "1668", "revid": 1365989896, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1845, "year_label": "1845 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "January 1", "text": "January 1 – The Philippines began reckoning Asian dates by hopping the International Date Line through skipping Tuesday, December 31, 1844. That time zone shift was a reform made by Governor–General Narciso Claveria on August 16, 1844, in order to align the local calendars in the country with the rest of Asia as trade interests with Imperial China, Dutch East Indies and neighboring countries increased, after Mexico became independent in 1821. The reform also applied to Caroline Islands, Guam, Marianas Islands, Marshall Islands, and Palau as part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364939346#January–March", "title": "1845", "revid": 1364939346, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1899, "year_label": "1899 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 11", "text": "April 11 – U.S. President William McKinley declares the Spanish–American War to be at an end as the Treaty of Paris between the U.S. and Spain goes into effect. Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam are ceded to the U.S. and Cuba becomes an American protectorate.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371393177#April", "title": "1899", "revid": 1371393177, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1899, "year_label": "1899 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 1", "text": "October 1 – Possession of the Mariana Islands is formally transferred from Spain to Germany, which purchased the archipelago (with the exception of Guam) from Spain for 837,500 German gold marks and become part of German New Guinea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371393177#October", "title": "1899", "revid": 1371393177, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1938, "year_label": "1938 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "July 28", "text": "July 28 – Pan Am flying boat Hawaii Clipper disappears with 6 passengers and 9 crew members, en route from Guam to Manila.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368818751#July", "title": "1938", "revid": 1368818751, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1965, "year_label": "1965 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 7", "text": "October 7 – Seven Japanese fishing boats are sunk off Guam by Super Typhoon Carmen; 209 are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368843670#September–October", "title": "1965", "revid": 1368843670, "section": "Events › September–October"}}, {"year": 1979, "year_label": "1979 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 12", "text": "October 12 – Near Guam, Typhoon Tip reaches a record intensity of 870 millibars, the lowest pressure recorded at sea level. This makes Tip the most powerful tropical cyclone in known world history.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371786119#October", "title": "1979", "revid": 1371786119, "section": "Events › October"}}]}