Northern Mariana Islands Flag
Brief History. The first European in these waters was Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, who landed on nearby Guam and claimed the islands for Spain. Sold to Germany in 1899, the Japanese took over in 1914 and turned the island into a military garrison. On June 15, 1944, during World War II, U.S. Marines landed on the islands and eventually won the bitterly fought three-week Battle of Saipan. After Japan's defeat, the islands were administered by the United States as part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the U.S. was approved in 1975. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.Flags of the World > Northern Mariana Islands Flag
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