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.
Print this map. Guam is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States, and is located in the western Pacific Ocean. The island was inhabited by Chamorros some 4,000 years ago, and was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Spainestablished the first colony in 1668, and the island became an important stopover for the Spanish Manila Galleons.