Uninhabited US Territories: America's Crumbs

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 21 March 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In 1856, the United States passed a law allowing American citizens to claim islands in the country’s name, provided that no other country claimed them and that no one lived there. The result was a host of scattered islands with zero population becoming part of the country. Today, these islands are still US territories, and the vast majority of American citizens have absolutely no clue they are a part of the country. Learn more about uninhabited US Territories and their odd histories on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In 1856, the United States passed a law allowing American citizens to claim islands in the
0:05.4	country's name, provided that no other country claim the island and that no one lived there.
0:10.5	The result was a host of scattered islands with zero population becoming part of the country.
0:16.1	Today, these islands are still U.S. territories, and the vast majority of American citizens
0:20.7	have absolutely
0:21.6	no clue that they're a part of their country.
0:24.5	Learn more about uninhabited U.S. territories and their odd histories on this episode of Everything
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