The beautiful city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was incorporated as a US city on October 9, 1907. The area was originally settled by the Manso Native American nation until the Spanish invaded in 1598. The territory remained as part of the Spanish empire until 1821, when the Mexican government acquired the land. After the… Continue reading Las Cruces, New Mexico Becomes a US City 1907
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Happy Birthday to Frida Kahlo 1907
Frida Kahlo began her wildly imaginative, tragic, ingenious life on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, Mexico. Kahlo’s grandfather was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant and her mother was Hispanic-Native American. Her father recognized and encouraged her iconoclastic nature and intellectual curiosity. Kahlo suffered terribly from physical ailments: polio as a child, a horrific streetcar accident in… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Frida Kahlo 1907
Jorge Luis Córdova Díaz , Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Jorge Luis Córdova Díaz was born in Manati, Puerto Rico on April 20, 1907. Díaz graduated from The Catholic University of America in 1928 and received an LL B (law) degree from Harvard University in 1931. He served as Resident Commissioner in the 91 and 92 Congresses in 1969-1973. Díaz was deeply committed to alleviating… Continue reading Jorge Luis Córdova Díaz , Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
The US invades Honduras … again! 1907
On March 18, 1907, US troops invaded Honduras, which they occupied until June 8, without proper documents or visas. The troops were supposed to be there to “protect American interests” during a war between Honduras and Nicaragua. The undocumented troops were stationed in Trujillo, Ceiba, Puerto Cortez, San Pedro, Laguna and Choloma. El 18 de… Continue reading The US invades Honduras … again! 1907