Midway Atoll Timeline of Events

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Midway Atoll

Midway Atoll is a atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, near the northwestern end of the Hawaiian archipelago, about one-third of the way between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Tokyo, Japan. Unique among the Hawaiian islands, Midway observes UTC-11 , eleven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time and one hour behind the state of Hawaii...

Timeline of Events

1867

8.28.1867

The United States takes possession of the, at this point unoccupied, Midway Atoll.

9.28.1867

The United States takes control of Midway Island.

12.28.1867

United States claims Midway Atoll, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits.

1942

2.10.1942

Japanese submarine bombards Midway Atoll.