March 31, 1914 is the birthday of Octavio Paz, a Mexican writer, political activist, diplomat, poet, and Noble Prize Laureate for Literature. Paz spent extensive time in the US, including during his parents’ political exile, as a student at the University of California, Berkeley, as a lecturer at Harvard, and in the diplomatic service in… Continue reading Octavio Paz, Writer, Political Activist, and Diplomat 1914
Month: March 1914
Fighting in the Mexican Revolution 1914
On April 9, 1914, one of the world’s first naval / air skirmishes was fought during the Mexican Revolution on the coast of western Mexico. Captain Gustavo Salinas Camino flew his biplane over the armed warships, and determinedly tossed bombs over the side. Although the bombs failed to hit their targets, the attack was regarded… Continue reading Fighting in the Mexican Revolution 1914