27 years ago, Air France Flight 422 from Bogotá, Colombia to Quito, Ecuador crashed into the side of the mountain. All 53 people on board were killed.
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The Second Battle of Guararapes was the second and decisive battle in the Insurrection of Pernambuco between Dutch and Portuguese forces in February 1649. Painting by Álvaro Martins depicting the defeat of the Dutch.
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The Second Battle of Guararapes was the second and decisive battle in the Insurrection of Pernambuco between Dutch and Portuguese forces in February 1649. Painting by Álvaro Martins depicting the defeat of the Dutch.
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Toronto’s Controversial Name Change
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215 years ago, the Junta Suprema de Caracas (The Supreme Junta of Caracas) governed the Captaincy General of Venezuela after the resignation of its Captain General Vicente Emparán y Orbe. This event would mark the beginning of the Venezuelan War of Independence.
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France forced Haiti to pay for independence. 200 years later, should there be restitution?
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Did Pirates Really Bury Their Treasure? Unveiling the Myth!
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Book Review: ‘America, América,’ by Greg Grandin
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159 years ago, Puerto Rican advocate for independence, lawyer, and poet José de Diego y Martínez was born. Diego y Martínez became known during his lifetime as the “Father of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement.”
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184 years ago, Canadian distiller, politician, and sportsperson Joseph E. Seagram was born. Seagram is best known for the production and popularity of his eponymous whiskey.
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