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| 1725 | 1725 - The sea otter, which was first introduced into commerce in 1725, from the Aleutian and Kurile Islands, is an exceedingly fine, soft, close fur, jet black in winter with a silken gloss. The fur of the young animal is of a beau-. * The finest far and the darkest ...The sea otter, which was first introduced into commerce in 1725, from the Aleutian and Kurile Islands, is an exceedingly fine, soft, close fur, jet black in winter with a silken gloss. The fur of the young animal is of a beau-. * The finest far and the darkest colour arc most esteemed ; and whether the difference arises from the age of the animal, or from some peculiarity of location, is not known. They do not vary ""or* from the common marten, than the Arabian horse from the shaggy ...  Show more  Show lessbooks.google.com.tr/books?id=GdUDAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA2-PA280
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| 1811 | 1811 - Vasily Golovnin: "In 1811 , Golovnin described and mapped the Kuril Islands from the Strait of Hope to the eastern shores of the Iturup Island ( Etorofu in Japanese ) ." "Sakhalin" is probably related to Iturup: Treaty of Shimoda: "Sources speak of at least ...Vasily Golovnin: "In 1811 , Golovnin described and mapped the Kuril Islands from the Strait of Hope to the eastern shores of the Iturup Island ( Etorofu in Japanese ) ." "Sakhalin" is probably related to Iturup: Treaty of Shimoda: "Sources speak of at least two Russian officers who burned down Japanese fishing villages and fishing boats on the islands of Etorofu ( Japanese : 択捉島 , Russian : IturupИтуруп ) and Sakhalin ( Japanese : Karafuto 樺太 ) ." Show more Show lesscorrelator.sandbox.yahoo.net/index.php/people/Iturup
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| 1855 | Feb 7, 1855 - The date was not by chance; on 7 February 1855 the Shimoda treaty was signed. The Shimoda treaty is very important for Japan. In fact, in this treaty, for the first time, a marked division of the Kurile Islands between Japan and Russia was established. Recently ...The date was not by chance; on 7 February 1855 the Shimoda treaty was signed. The Shimoda treaty is very important for Japan. In fact, in this treaty, for the first time, a marked division of the Kurile Islands between Japan and Russia was established. Recently, official and unofficial meetings, marches, and protests have been organised by patriotic associations and some political groups. Today, the Japanese people continue to claim the same political, economical and cultural ... Show more Show lesswww.storicamente.org/05_studi_ricerche/tani.htm
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| 1875 | 1875 - The northern islands in the Kurile Archipelago remained Russian until the Treaty of St. Petersburg in 1875, when, in exchange for Japanese claims to Sakhalin, they were ceded to Japan.books.google.com.tr/books?id=s2gnLQRB3fcC&pg=PA21
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| 1941 | Oct 22, 1941 - The plain-language dispatch of the words "Hitokappu Bay," confirmed a prediction made on the basis of radio intercepts on October 22, 1941, by Joseph Rochefort, the commander of Station HYPO on Oahu, who told Admiral Kimmel that Japan was in the midst of a ...The plain-language dispatch of the words "Hitokappu Bay," confirmed a prediction made on the basis of radio intercepts on October 22, 1941, by Joseph Rochefort, the commander of Station HYPO on Oahu, who told Admiral Kimmel that Japan was in the midst of a large-scale screening maneuver or operation involving air units. Rochefort laid out the operation for Kimmel.22 He predicted it would include a vast triangular area of the Pacific Ocean from the Kurile Islands in the ... Show more Show lessbooks.google.com.tr/books?id=T_0dlMTDRTAC&pg=PA48
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| 1944 | May 22, 1944 - A lone Liberator, flying from our powerful bases in the Aleutian Islands, has pushed American air power to within 900 miles of Tokyo and 400 of Japan proper to bomb Shimushiri and Ketoi Islands in the Kuriles for the first time. May 22, 1944 A lone Liberator bombed Ketoi and Shimushiri ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40E14F93855157B93C0AB178ED85F408485F9
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| 1945 | Aug 27, 1945 - Soviet amphibious forces occupied three more islands in the Japanese Kuriles west of the Aleutians today while other Red army units pushed along the rugged beaches of Sakhalin Island north of Japan and secured the port of Rutaka. LONDON, Aug. 26 (I)-Sovlet amphibious forces occupied ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/478291312.html?dids=478291312:478291312&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug...pub...KURILE+ISLANDS...
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| 1991 | Apr 17, 1991 - In what may be a centerpiece of his visit, [Mikhail Gorbachev] is to present to the Japanese parliament Wednesday a Soviet blueprint for new security arrangements in Asia. According to a draft made available to journalists, Gorbachev will call for a five-nation Asia-Pacific Security ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74675267.html?dids=74675267:74675267&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+17%2C...Kuril+Islands...
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| 1992 | Sep 13, 1992 - This points to a broader danger that the islands' return could spark a hard-line, nationalist backlash in Russia. Senior Russian military officials have expressed "categorical opposition to the transfer of the southern Kurile islands to Japan," a sentiment endorsed by the Russian ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74048589.html?dids=74048589:74048589&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep...Kurile+Islands...
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| 2006 | Nov 16, 2006 - By Aaron Sheldrick. Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Aftershocks rattled Russia's Kuril Islands following yesterday's 8.3 magnitude earthquake, the world's strongest since March 2005, according to the US Geological Survey. There were 32 aftershocks of magnitude 5 or greater by 5:57 pm local time ... www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=a2mdH4cVkapo&refer=japan
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