Today, Midway Island is a national wildlife refuge where birds are unafraid of humans, with only about 40 people protecting the atoll.
September 19, 2021
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HISTORY CORNER: Battle of Midway 1942
U.S. naval victory in Pacific war won in the air
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was Japan’s top admiral during World War II and was the architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor.