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dec 2, 1899 - Tripartite Convention

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The US, Great Britain, and Germany signed the Tripartite Convention, which partitioned the Samoan Islands into German and US territories. The US claimed the eastern territories, while Germany took the west.

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dec 2, 1899
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~ 126 years ago