In 1968, just a year after Guam Little League became officially chartered, Guam Babe Ruth also became officially chartered for its 16-18-year-old division. James Ferrante was the first commissioner of the league, although Pete Rosario, Public Safety Commissioner, and Juan Garcia, Agana Heights mayor, were also instrumental in starting up the league.
Contemporary Guam Era

Baseball: Youth League

Youth baseball on Guam developed as an organized sport after World War II and enjoyed several decades as the predominant youth sport on the island.

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Louie Gombar

Louie Gombar is an accomplished musician on Guam known for his playing of the vibes (vibraharp). Gombar started out as a musician at the young

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Pete and Nito Bautista. Forrest Harris/Humanities Guåhan collection.
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food

Forrest Harris

Forrest Harris (1932 – ) first found his interest in music at nine years old while strumming a ukulele and playing a country song called

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Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food

Jazz

Jazz is a unique style of modern music. Remnants of jazz can be heard in several different styles of music. The origin of jazz is

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Kantan Chamorita Masters. Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency (CAHA).
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food

CHamoru/Chamorro Music

Contemporary CHamoru music is a ubiquitous part of life on Guam at the beginning of the 21st century and a key element of modern CHamoru

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Brown Treesnake. Photo by Isaac Chellman.
Contemporary Guam Era

Brown Treesnake

The brown treesnake was accidentally introduced most likely by the US military to Guam in the late 1940s or early 1950s. The brown treesnake (Boiga

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A hospital on Guam in 1944.
Health and Medicine

Health Services

When the US military recaptured Guam from Japanese forces in July to August 1944, temporary field hospitals were established in secured areas of the Hågat

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Dr. Sablan at Work. Dr. Anne Hattori collection.
Health and Medicine

Dr. Ramon Manalisay Sablan

Ramon Manalisay Sablan (1902-1970) was the first CHamoru medical doctor. He is also remembered as an influential educator, politician, activist, linguist, and musician.

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