
Fourteen islands in the western Pacific Ocean make up the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Settled thousands of years ago and first visited by European explorer Magellan in the 1500s, the islands have been held by the Spanish, German, Japanese, and U.S. governments...

Fourteen islands in the western Pacific Ocean make up the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Settled thousands of years ago and first visited by European explorer Magellan in the 1500s, the islands have been held by the Spanish, German, Japanese, and U.S. governments...