Historical Importance of IBM Arc System
Guam in the southern IBM arc system is where Magellan first landed after his epic crossing of the Pacific Ocean in 1521. The Bonin Islands were a significant stop for water and supplies for New England whaling during the early 19th century. At that time they were known as the Peel Islands. Terrible battles were fought on the islands of Saipan and Iwo Jima in 1944 and 1945; many young Japanese and American soldiers died in these battles. George H. W. Bush was shot down in 1945 near Chichijima in the Bonin Islands. Twelve Japanese seamen were stranded in June 1944 on volcanic Anatahan for seven years, along with the overseer of the abandoned plantation and an attractive young Japanese woman. The novel and 1953 movie Anatahan is based on these events. The B-29 bomber Enola Gay flew from Tinian to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Sergant Shoichi Yokoi hid out in the wilds of Guam for 28 years before coming out of hiding in 1972. The Brown tree snake was accidentally introduced during World War II and has since devastated native birds on Guam.
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