| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1942/12/25 | Peter Marne Shonk | US Naval Fighter Pilot | Hot and humid at Segond Channel of Espiritu, the men of the Enterprise make Christmas trees of small coconut palms and listen to a few scratchy carols played over the PA. Ashore, oil drums, planks and a tablecloth make an altar for the Christmas service. |
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia - The World Factbook
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| Locale Type | Nation |
Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted. - The World Factbook
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