QQ also has a weibo, but Sina is the juggernaut. Weibo is extremely popular and like most other new information technology, is quickly changing the face of public discourse in China. Well, in part. Like Twitter, a lot of the activity is just following famous people.
Ulithi was a major staging area for the U.S. Navy in the final year of the Second World War. Several sunken warships rest at the bottom of the Ulithi lagoon, including the USS Mississinewa (AO-59), a fleet oiler which sank fully loaded.
General Article: Major Pacific Battles. In December 1941 Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II. Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the Pacific War: the defeat of the Japanese at Guadalcanal in February 1943.pril-June 1945: Okinawa. By April 1945, the war in Europe had ended with Allied victory, but the Pacific theater was yet to see its deadliest days. The final land battle of World War II took place a mere 350 miles from the main islands of Japan.