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Today in Latin American History

March 2013 Archives

Mexican American Singer Selena was Murdered in 1995
Mexican American Singer Selena was Murdered in 1995
March 31, 2013
Brazilian Bossa Nova Singer Astrud Gilberto was Born in 1940
Brazilian Bossa Nova Singer Astrud Gilberto was Born in 1940
March 30, 2013
U.S. Forces Took Veracruz During the Mexican-American War in 1847
U.S. Forces Took Veracruz During the Mexican-American War in 1847
March 29, 2013
Brazilian Police Killed High School Student Protesting for Cheaper Student Meals in 1968
Brazilian Police Killed High School Student Protesting for Cheaper Student Meals in 1968
March 28, 2013
U.S. Began Broadcasting the Anti-Castro Propaganda Network TV Martí to Cuba in 1990
U.S. Began Broadcasting the Anti-Castro Propaganda Network TV Martí to Cuba in 1990
March 27, 2013
A 7.7 Earthquake Destroyed Caracas, Venezuela in 1812
A 7.7 Earthquake Destroyed Caracas, Venezuela in 1812
March 26, 2013
Costa Rican Footballer Álvaro Saborío was Born in 1982
Costa Rican Footballer Álvaro Saborío was Born in 1982
March 25, 2013
Archbishop Óscar Romero Was Assassinated During Mass in 1980
Archbishop Óscar Romero Was Assassinated During Mass in 1980
March 24, 2013
Mexican Presidential Candidate was Assassinated in 1994
Mexican Presidential Candidate was Assassinated in 1994
March 23, 2013
Law Abolished Slavery in Puerto Rico in 1873
Law Abolished Slavery in Puerto Rico in 1873
March 22, 2013
Mexican Statesman Benito Juárez was Born in 1806
Mexican Statesman Benito Juárez was Born in 1806
March 21, 2013
Mexican Nobel Laureate Alfonso García Robles was Born in 1911
Mexican Nobel Laureate Alfonso García Robles was Born in 1911
March 20, 2013
A Landslide Kills 600 in Peru in 1971
A Landslide Kills 600 in Peru in 1971
March 19, 2013
Mexico Nationalized all Foreign-owned Oil Properties Within Mexico in 1938
Mexico Nationalized all Foreign-owned Oil Properties Within Mexico in 1938
March 18, 2013
The Champs’ “Tequila” Was the #1 Song on the U.S. Pop Charts in 1958
The Champs’ “Tequila” Was the #1 Song on the U.S. Pop Charts in 1958
March 17, 2013
U.S. Regiments Cross Border to Capture Pancho Villa in 1916
U.S. Regiments Cross Border to Capture Pancho Villa in 1916
March 16, 2013
Brazilian Military Dictatorship Ended in 1985
Brazilian Military Dictatorship Ended in 1985
March 15, 2013
US Ratified the Failed Treaty Granting Rights to Build Panama Canal in 1903
US Ratified the Failed Treaty Granting Rights to Build Panama Canal in 1903
March 14, 2013
Cuban Student Revolutionaries Attack the Presidential Palace in 1957
Cuban Student Revolutionaries Attack the Presidential Palace in 1957
March 13, 2013
Spanish Troops Defeated 60,000 Mapuche at the Battle of Penco in 1550
Spanish Troops Defeated 60,000 Mapuche at the Battle of Penco in 1550
March 12, 2013
Chile Swore In First Democratically Elected President Since 1970 in 1990
Chile Swore In First Democratically Elected President Since 1970 in 1990
March 11, 2013