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July 25: a day with many meanings
July 25: a day with many meanings
During the Spanish-American War, U.S. armed forces under the command of General Nelson A. Miles invaded Puerto Rico on July 25, 1898, and took possession of the Island.
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  • 02/08/2021
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Nazi Blockade of the Caribbean In 1942: Effects on Puerto Rico
Nazi Blockade of the Caribbean In 1942: Effects on Puerto Rico
Using submarines (“U-boote,” in German) in the Caribbean to attack and stop the flow of war supplies from the Caribbean to the United States and Great Britain, two of Nazi Germany’s enemies, was a strategy to win World War II (1939-1945) put into action by Grand Admiral Karl Döenitz.
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  • 27/06/2021
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Brief history of Puerto Rico
Brief history of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles and the largest of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.
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  • 27/06/2021
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José De Diego Martínez
José De Diego Martínez
José de Diego was born in Aguadilla on April 16, 1866. His parents were Felipe de Diego and Elisa Martínez.
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  • 24/06/2021
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May Day in the world and in Puerto Rico
May Day in the world and in Puerto Rico
The observance of May Day originated in the era when capitalism began to become the dominant socio-economic system in England, in the last third of the 18th century.
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The Two Epidemics of Bubonic Plague in Puerto Rico, 1912 and 1921
The Two Epidemics of Bubonic Plague in Puerto Rico, 1912 and 1921
The increased speed and size of the merchant ships of the late 19th century allowed the spread in Puerto Rico of a little-remembered pandemic, the bubonic plague.
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  • 23/05/2021
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Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP)
Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP)
Organized in 1971 to work toward the establishment of an independent, socialist republic in Puerto Rico.
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Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
On April 25, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain, which began the expansion of the country beyond North America.
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History of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
History of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
The history of electricity service in Puerto Rico began in March of 1893 in the town of Villalba, in the central region of the Island.
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  • 23/05/2021
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From the forgotten Flu Pandemic in Puerto Rico, 1918-1919, to the beginning of Covid-19 in 2020
From the forgotten Flu Pandemic in Puerto Rico, 1918-1919, to the beginning of Covid-19 in 2020
In 1918, in the midst of a massive mobilization of troops in World War I, an epidemic of influenza AH1N1 began to spread and led to a brief but lethal pandemic.
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  • 20/05/2021
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Objetos con historia: la Colección Teodoro Vidal Santoni
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