Reminder - Psychemedics (PMD) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon. Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/14/17, Psychemedics Corp. will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.15, payable on 2/27/17.
At the turn of the 20th century, the United States became a world power. In 1898 and 1899, the United States annexed Hawaii and acquired the Philippines, Puerto Rico, parts of the Samoan islands, and other Pacific islands.t the turn of the 20th century, the United States became a world power. In 1898 and 1899, the United States annexed Hawaii and acquired the Philippines, Puerto Rico, parts of the Samoan islands, and other Pacific islands.
The US became a superpower, as we define the term, with WWII. Having a multi-ocean navy, nuclear weapons, and a global presence. Prior to WWI, the US had the Philippines as a territory. This was as a result of the Spanish-American War in the 1890's.est Answer: Sorry, you are wrong. It was immediately post WW2 that the USA became a superpower. If you look at the size of the American army, for example. In 1939 the US Army had about 175,000 men. It was roughly one-sixth of the size of the Polish Army.