Phases of the Moon. In Western culture, the four principal phases of the Moon are new moon, first quarter, full moon, and third quarter (also known as last quarter).
by Lucy 3 years ago. The United States captured Guam on 21 June 1898 during the Spanish-American war. At that time Guam was officially a territory belonging to Spain, as it had been since the 17th century when it was taken over by Spanish colonists. On December 10 of the same year, Spain formally handed over the island to the US when it signed the Treaty of Paris. However, the treaty only came legally into effect the following year on 11 April 1899, so that could be seen as the year that the US formally took possession of the territory.
On July 4, 1805, the District of Louisiana became a Territory. On April 30,1812, the Territory of New Orleans was admitted to the Union as the State of Louisiana. To avoid confusion, the Territory of Louisiana was renamed the Territory of Missouri on June 4, 1812. Louisiana became the 18th state of the United States on April 30, 1812. The statehood was made possible by a historical event known as the Louisiana Purchase which happened in 1803. During the event, the United States under President Jefferson, paid fifteen million dollars to Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France, for the area known as Louisiana.