The Bishop Museum's Tanager Expedition was first major scientific examination of the NWHI 1923-4. Pan American Airlines built a hotel with a swimming pool for overnight passengers to rest before continuing their trans-Pacific flights. In the summer of 1942, on and around the Midway Islands , one of the most important naval battles in history took place. The Battle of Midway changed the course of World War II, beginning the long road towards the United States' defeat of Japan in 1945. All rights reserved.
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