World War II: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarawa" id="mwmg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tarawa">Tarawa</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makin_Atoll" id="mwmw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Makin Atoll">Makin</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atolls" id="mwnA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Atolls">atolls</a> fall to American forces.