World War II: After <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wake_Island" id="mwmw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Wake Island">15 days of fighting</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" id="mwnA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese Army</a> occupies <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Island" id="mwnQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a>.