One of the early successes of hydroponics occurred on Wake Island, a rocky atoll in the Pacific Ocean used as a refuelling stop for Pan American Airlines.

Hydroponics was a necessity on Wake Island because there was no soil, and it was prohibitively expensive to airlift in fresh vegetables.

Wake Island is a volcanic island that has become an atoll

* 1899 – The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.

The islands share maritime boundaries with the Federated States of Micronesia to the west, Wake Island to the north, Kiribati to the south-east, and Nauru to the south.

The islands are located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia, and south of the U. S. territory of Wake Island, to which it lays claim.

The Marshall Islands also lays claim to Wake Island.

The United States and the Marshall Islands governments both claim Wake Island, which puts the United States ' armed forces in the ambiguous position of defending US territory while acting as guarantor ( under the Compact of Free Association ) of the territorial integrity of a state with which it is involved in a territorial dispute.

* the United States, which took control of Guam following the Spanish-American War of 1898, and colonized Wake Island ;

Today, most of Micronesia are independent states, except for Guam and Wake Island, which are U. S. territories, and for the Northern Mariana Islands, which are a U. S. commonwealth.

* Wake Island ( US )

* 1945 – Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December of 1941, surrender to U. S. Marines.

Wake Island (; also known as Wake Atoll ) is a coral atoll having a coastline of in the North Pacific Ocean, located about two-thirds of the way between Honolulu, to the east and Guam, to the west.

The largest island, Wake Island, is the center of activity on the atoll and is the location of Wake Island Airfield, which has a runway.

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* September 4 – WWII: Japanese forces surrender on Wake Island after hearing word of their country's surrender.

* December 23 – WWII: A second Japanese landing attempt on Wake Island is successful, and the American garrison surrenders after a full night and morning of fighting.

* January 17 – The United States takes possession of Wake Island.

Aerial overview of the Wake Island atoll, part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.

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A territory — whether " organized " or " unorganized "— has significantly fewer rights in the grand scheme of things than a commonwealth ( let alone a state ), but it ranks at least a notch above " possessions " such as Wake Island, which has no permanent population and thus does not require even a simple territorial government.

Although the see of the prefecture is not in the United States, the prelature does include Wake Island, which is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States.

There are unincorporated areas of Wake County and Johnston County that have Garner postal addresses, including a portion of the unincorporated, but densely populated, Cleveland Community.

Swift Creek, North Carolina is an unincorporated community within Wake County, located between the municipalities of Raleigh, Cary, Apex, and Garner.

New Hill is an unincorporated community located in southwestern Wake County, North Carolina, at the crossroads of old U. S. 1 ( State Road 1011, running northeast-southwest ), New Hill-Olive Chapel Road ( running north ) and New Hill-Holleman Road ( running south ).

Green Level is an unincorporated community near the town of Cary in southwestern Wake County, North Carolina, United States.

Bonsal is an unincorporated community in the New Hill, North Carolina postal district, part of the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction ( ETJ ) of Apex, North Carolina, in extreme southwestern Wake County, North Carolina.

Auburn is an unincorporated community in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, just southeast of Raleigh.

* Eagle Rock, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Wake County, North Carolina, west of Zebulon

Separatist flag of EnenKioThe Kingdom of EnenKio, or " EnenKio " for short, is a small separatist group of Marshall Islander heritage who lay claim to the United States ' unincorporated territory of Wake Island.

The territorial claim by the Republic of the Marshall Islands on Wake Atoll leaves a certain amount of ambiguity regarding the actual or hypothetical role of the US military, responsible under agreement for the defense of Marshallese territory, in the event of any strategic crisis or hostilities involving Wake.

Wake County lost some its territory through the formation of other counties.

Finally, in 1881 the eastern half of the county's remaining territory was combined with part of Wake County to form Durham County.

Wake Island was annexed as empty territory by the United States in 1899 ( the claim is currently disputed by the Marshall Islands ).

Extreme points in all U. S. territory: Point Barrow, Alaska | Point Barrow, Rose Atoll, Wake Island, Cape Wrangell | Peaked Island ( red dots ); Point Udall ( Guam ) | Point Udall, Guam and Point Udall ( U. S. Virgin Islands ) | Point Udall, USVI are shown as green dots.

* Peacock Point, Wake Island — first sunrise ( at equinox ) in all U. S. territory

While there are 3000 Prometric test centers across the world, including every U. S. state and territory ( except Wake Island ), whether a particular test can be taken outside the U. S. depends on the testing provider.

While Wake has been administered by the United States since 1899, the Marshallese government refers to it by the name Enen-kio.

* The Kingdom of EnenKio, which claims Wake Atoll in the Marshall Islands belonging to the US minor outlying islands, has been condemned for selling passports and diplomatic papers by the governments of the Marshall Islands and of the United States.

For statistical purposes, Wake is grouped as one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands.

* Wake Up and Smell the Condoms: An Analysis of Sex Education Programs in the United States, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, France, and Germany

The film tells the story of the United States military garrison on Wake Island and the onslaught by the Japanese following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

It adds " Such a group was Marine Fighting Squadron 211 of Marine Aircraft Group 21 and the Wake Detachment of the First Defense Battalion, United States Marine Corps, The units which comprised the garrison at Wake Island.

Wake County is the 9th fastest growing county in the United States, with the town of Cary and the city of Raleigh being the 8th and 15th fastest growing cities, respectively.

* James Devereux ( 1903 – 1988 ), who attended the Tome School, was a Marine General during the defense of Wake Island in December 1941 and later served in the United States House of Representatives ( 1951 – 1959 ).

Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States and a suburb of Raleigh.

Rolesville is a small town nestled in northeastern Wake County, North Carolina, United States, just outside the capital city of Raleigh.

Wake Village is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Texarkana, Texas.

Immediately after the war, Wake was awarded the George Medal, the United States Medal of Freedom, the Médaille de la Résistance and thrice the Croix de Guerre.

He is perhaps best known in the United Kingdom for his BBC1 chat show Wogan, for his work presenting Children in Need, as the host of Wake Up to Wogan, the original host of the BBC game show Blankety Blank ( before being replaced by Les Dawson ), a presenter of Come Dancing in the 1970s, and as the BBC's commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest on radio and television from 1971 to 2008.

In 1941, Carroll O ' Connor enrolled at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, but dropped out when the United States entered World War II.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport is a public international airport located 4. 5 miles ( 7 km ) northeast of the town of Morrisville in suburban Wake County, North Carolina, United States.

She returned to the southern United States in 1981, where she accepted the lifetime Reynolds Professorship of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and she taught a variety of subjects that reflected her interests, including philosophy, ethics, theology, science, theater, and writing.

Wheaton alumni include evangelist Billy Graham ( 1943 ), religious leader Bill Gothard ( 1957 ), former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert ( 1964 ), presidential speechwriter Michael Gerson ( 1986 ), Wake Forest University President Nathan O. Hatch ( 1968 ), film director Wes Craven ( 1963 ) and September 11 hero of United Flight 93 Todd Beamer ( 1991 ).