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Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles. They are called such because they are more windward than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing winds in the area blow north.

The name was also used to refer to a British colony in these islands, existing between 1833 and 1960 and consisting of the islands of Grenada, St Lucia, Saint Vincent, the Grenadines, Barbados (to 1885, when it became a separate colony), Tobago (to 1889 when it was joined to TrinidadTrinidad (Spanish, " Trinity") most commonly refers to the larger island of the nation Trinidad and Tobago the subject of this article. For other places and people with the same name, see Trinidad (disambiguation). History Main Article: History of Trinida), and DominicaThe Commonwealth of Dominica is a borderless country in the Caribbean, a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth. Unlike other former British colonies in the region, Dominica was never a Commonwealth realm with the British monarch as head of state (from 1940Events January-February January 5 FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 World War II: Russia bombs cities in Finland. February 2 F, when it was transferred from the Leeward Islands colony to the Windward Islands.)

The colony was known as the Federal Colony of the Windward Islands from 1871Events January January 18 The member-states of the North German Confederation unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. January 28 France surrenders to en to 19561956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. see link for calendar) Events January January 1 End of Anglo- Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in, and the Territory of the Windward Islands from 1956 to 1960.

The Windward Islands:

• MartiniqueThe departement of Martinique is an overseas departement departement d'outre-mer, or DOM of France, located in the Caribbean Sea. The capital is Fort-de-France. History Main article: History of Martinique Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subseq
• Saint LuciaAlternate use: see the Catholic saint Saint Lucy. Saint Lucia is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and
• Barbados
• Saint Vincent
• The Grenadines
• Grenada
• Trinidad
• Tobago