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1830 - English missionaries and traders began arriving<br> | 1830 - English missionaries and traders began arriving<br> | ||
1889 - French and British were pushed out by the Germans and Americans<br> | 1889 - French and British were pushed out by the Germans and Americans<br> | ||
1899 - Tripartite Convention when Germany and the United States partitioned the Samoan Islands | 1899 - Tripartite Convention when Germany and the United States partitioned the Samoan Islands into two parts<br> | ||
1911 - The US Naval Station Tutuila, composed of Tutuila, Aunu'u and Manu'a, was officially | 1911 - The US Naval Station Tutuila, composed of Tutuila, Aunu'u and Manu'a, was officially renamed American Samoa<br> | ||
1925 - Swains Island, which had been included in the list of guano islands appertaining to the | 1925 - Swains Island, which had been included in the list of guano islands appertaining to the United States and bonded under the Guano Islands Act, was annexed<br> | ||
1949 - Organic Act was a U.S. Department of Interior-sponsored attempt to incorporate | 1949 - Organic Act was a U.S. Department of Interior-sponsored attempt to incorporate American Samoa, was introduced in Congress and was defeated<br> | ||
1967 - American Samoa is self-governing under a constitution<br> | 1967 - American Samoa is self-governing under a constitution<br> | ||
[[Category:American Samoa]] [[Category:History]] | [[Category:American Samoa]] [[Category:History]] | ||