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Historical Events in Grenada

Historical Events

• Grenada: Reckless Fury? By Tristan Abbey
• Grenada History - Travelfacts features an overview about Grenada's history, starting from 1498 Christopher Columbus to 1983 Grenada Invasion.
• The History Guy: The Invasion of Grenada - Provides an explanation of the causes of this conflict along with an overview of consequences and casualties.
• Military.com: Invasion of Grenada - Features an overview about Operation Fury 1983 in Grenada and a couple of links to other related resource sites.
• Background Notes: Grenada - A profile and history of this island by the United States' Department of State.
• Grenada in the World Factbook 2000 - A profile of this country prepared by the United States Central Intelligence Agency.
• Grenada Invasion - A history of this conflict provided by the Ranger History site.
• The Grenada Revolution - A history utilizing primary and secondary information, nonprofit and educational in purpose.
• History and Culture of Grenada - A brief history provided by the Board of Tourism.
• History of Grenada - Grenada was inhabited by Carib Indians who had driven the more peaceful Arawaks from the island. Columbus landed on Grenada in 1498 and named the island "Concepcion."
• Operation Urgent Fury - Federation of American Scientists' synopsis of US Military deployment in Grenada.
• The Revolution in Grenada, 1979 to 1983 - This is a comprehensive essay with clickable images of the period provided by CaribVillage.Com.
• A Short History of Fort George - Provided by J. David Zimmerman of Portcullis Limited.
• A Short History of Grenada - Brief article with hyperlinks to an early chronology and slavery.
• 1983 United States Invasion of Grenada: National Security Threat? - President Reagan wanted to remove any Soviet or communist presence in the western world, including Nicaragua and Cuba. A series of events that occurred lead to increased focus on Grenada by the United States. and other nations