Greenland

Greenland is the largest island on the planet

2025: All 5 parties in Greenland parliament reject US accession proposal

In January 2025, all 5 parties in the Greenland parliament rejected the proposal of US President-elect Donald Trump to join Greenland to the United States.

2024: US wants to buy Greenland from Denmark again

In December 2024, the president USA Donald Trump hinted that he still wants to buy Greenland:

"For the purposes of national security and freedom around the world, the United States of America believes that possession and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity."

Trump resumed the debate, which began in 2019 when he offered to buy the world's largest island, but then Denmark quickly rejected the proposal.

1979: Gaining partial autonomy from Denmark

Although Greenland gained autonomy from Denmark in 1979, it still depends on that country for foreign policy, security, and finance.

1966: Danish gynecologists secretly install contraceptive spirals for girls and women to reduce Greenland's population

A group of 143 Greenlandic women sued the Danish government in May 2024, alleging that between 1966 and 1970 doctors installed contraceptive spirals on them without their consent or knowledge. Now they demand to pay them collective compensation of almost €5 million for violating their rights.

Some were as young as 12 when, they said, Danish gynecologists installed intrauterine spirals on them in an attempt to reduce Greenland's population in those years.

It is estimated that 4,500 women and girls were affected then. The Danish government said it was "conducting an independent investigation."

1958: US project to develop tunnels in Greenland to mask missiles against the USSR

In 1958, the Americans tried to implement the top-secret Ice Worm project in Greenland. It was a network of tunnels that was supposed to hide ballistic missiles aimed at the USSR. At the same time, even the Danes themselves did not know about the project, but it seems that the calculations turned out to be wrong - the project was abandoned.

1951: U.S. Treaty with Denmark to Deploy Military Bases in Greenland

A 1951 treaty was concluded between the United States and Denmark concerning agreements on military bases and the strategic use of Greenland by the United States.

The main provisions of the agreement:

• The United States received the right to use Greenland territories to deploy military bases;
• The establishment of a U.S. Air Force base at Toole Air Base became the central point of the agreement;
• The treaty provides for the use by the US military of infrastructure in Greenland to ensure the security of the North Atlantic;
• The United States has committed itself to protecting Greenland and its population from possible external threats.

The crew of the American bomber B-36 in Arctic equipment

Greenland, 1951]]

1946: U.S. President Harry Trueman offers Denmark $100 million in gold to buy Greenland

US President Harry Trueman in 1946 offered Denmark $100 million in gold for the purchase of Greenland, rich in reserves of uranium, gold, oil, gas and rare earth materials.

1892: Thong briefs

It is known for certain that Captain C. Ryder, who arrived in 1892 with a research expedition to Greenland, had already seen thong cowards on local women. He brought several pieces to the civilized world, where bulky pantaloons were worn at that time.

Briefs brought by Ryder are on display in Copenhagen at The National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen for 2019. They are exhibited as part of a collection of ancient clothing made of leather and fur. With their almost naked appearance, the fair sex of Greenland greatly embarrassed the missionaries, who unsuccessfully tried to put at least linen pantalons on them.

But the Eskimos preferred naatsit. By the way, they did not consider them underwear - they decorated them with beads and embroidery.