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John Mark SLACK, Jr., Congress, WV (1915-1980)

SLACK, John Mark, Jr., a Representative from West Virginia; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 18, 1915; attended the public schools in Charleston, W.Va., and Virginia Military…

Dorticós Torrado, Osvaldo

(Encyclopedia) Dorticós Torrado, OsvaldoDorticós Torrado, Osvaldoōsvälˈdō dōrtēkōsˈ tōr-räˈᵺō [key], 1919–83, president of Cuba (1959–76). A prosperous lawyer, he participated in Fidel Castro's…

Gómez y Báez, Máximo

(Encyclopedia) Gómez y Báez, MáximoGómez y Báez, Máximomäkˈsēmō [key]Gómez y Báez, Máximo gōˈmāth [key]Gómez y Báez, Máximoē bäˈās [key], 1836–1905, Cuban revolutionary, b. Dominican Republic. He…

Memorable Olympic Moments: Lorz of the Rings

Distance runner Fred Lorz's Olympics disgrace in 1904 by John Gettings Related Links Olympics Overview 2012   Long before today's notorious scandals involving Tonya Harding,…

Vicente Martinez Ybor

cigar industry entrepreneur Born: 1818 Birthplace: Valencia, Spain Ybor grew up in Spain and at age 14…

García y Iñigues, Calixto

(Encyclopedia) García y Iñigues, CalixtoGarcía y Iñigues, Calixtokälēkˈstō gärsēˈä ē ĕnyēˈgās [key], 1839–98, Cuban revolutionist, a leader in the Ten Years War (1868–78). Captured and imprisoned…

Stevenson, Teófilo

(Encyclopedia) Stevenson, Teófilo, 1952–2012, Cuban heavyweight boxer, b. Puerto Padre. One of the greatest amateur boxers ever to enter the ring, he won gold medals at the Munich (1972), Montreal (…

Castro, Fidel

(Encyclopedia) Castro, Fidel (Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz)Castro, Fidelfēdĕlˈ [key]Castro, Fidel käsˈtrō [key], 1926–2016, Cuban revolutionary, premier of Cuba (1959–76), president of the Council of…

Hispanic Population and the 2010 U.S. Census

What information did the 2010 U.S. Census provide about the Hispanic population? by Jennie Wood According to the 2010 U.S. Census, of the 308.7 million people who lived in the U.S. on…