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Today in Latin American History

The Allende Meteorite Fell Near Chihuahua in 1969
The Allende Meteorite Fell Near Chihuahua in 1969
February 8, 2013
U.S. Banned All Cuban Imports and Exports in 1962
U.S. Banned All Cuban Imports and Exports in 1962
February 7, 2013
The Treaty of Paris was Ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1899
The Treaty of Paris was Ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1899
February 6, 2013
Mexico Adopted the Current Constitution in 1917
Mexico Adopted the Current Constitution in 1917
February 5, 2013
7.5 Earthquake Killed more than 22,000 in Guatemala and Honduras in 1976
7.5 Earthquake Killed more than 22,000 in Guatemala and Honduras in 1976
February 4, 2013
Ritchie Valens was Killed on “The Day the Music Died” in 1959
Ritchie Valens was Killed on “The Day the Music Died” in 1959
February 3, 2013
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was Signed in 1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was Signed in 1848
February 2, 2013
The Joelma Building Fire Killed 189, Injured 293 in Sao Paulo in 1974
The Joelma Building Fire Killed 189, Injured 293 in Sao Paulo in 1974
February 1, 2013
President Clinton Authorized $20 Billion Loan to Mexico in 1995
President Clinton Authorized $20 Billion Loan to Mexico in 1995
January 31, 2013
A Fire Destroyed Two-thirds of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico in 1841
A Fire Destroyed Two-thirds of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico in 1841
January 30, 2013
Brazilian Martial Artist Hélio Gracie Died in 2009
Brazilian Martial Artist Hélio Gracie Died in 2009
January 29, 2013
U.S. Ended the Search for Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa in 1917
U.S. Ended the Search for Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa in 1917
January 28, 2013
Honduran Constitutional Crisis Ended in 2010
Honduran Constitutional Crisis Ended in 2010
January 27, 2013
First European Stepped Foot on Brazil in 1500
First European Stepped Foot on Brazil in 1500
January 26, 2013
Pope John Paul II Demands Release of Cuban Political Prisoners in 1998
Pope John Paul II Demands Release of Cuban Political Prisoners in 1998
January 25, 2013
An 8.3 Earthquake Struck Chile Killing 28,000 in 1939
An 8.3 Earthquake Struck Chile Killing 28,000 in 1939
January 24, 2013
Puerto Rican Actress and Dancer Chita Rivera was Born in 1933
Puerto Rican Actress and Dancer Chita Rivera was Born in 1933
January 23, 2013
Bolivia’s First Indigenous President Evo Morales Takes Office in 2006
Bolivia’s First Indigenous President Evo Morales Takes Office in 2006
January 22, 2013
Ecuadorians Launched a Coup d’Etat in 2000
Ecuadorians Launched a Coup d’Etat in 2000
January 21, 2013
Chile Defeated an Alliance Between Peru and Bolivia in the Battle of Yungay in 1839
Chile Defeated an Alliance Between Peru and Bolivia in the Battle of Yungay in 1839
January 20, 2013
LatAm Troops Crossed the Andes to Liberate Chile, Peru in 1817
LatAm Troops Crossed the Andes to Liberate Chile, Peru in 1817
January 19, 2013