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1943 In Puerto Rico
Events in the year 1943 in Puerto Rico. Incumbents * President: Harry S. Truman * Governor: Rexford Tugwell * Resident Commissioner: Bolívar Pagán Events *uncertain date in 1943 – Legislative Assembly unanimously passes a concurrent resolution calling for an end to the colonial system of government.U.S. Congress, Senate, Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs, ''Independence for Puerto Rico: Hearings Before the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs'', April 23, 24, 26, 27, May 1, and 8, 1945, 79th Congress, 1st session233 January to April May to August *May 13 – Legislative Assembly passes the "Civil Rights Act of Puerto Rico" September to December Deaths *May 13 **Trina de Moya – Dominican poet and first lady (1899, 1902–1903, 1924–1930) See also *1943 in the United States *1943 Atlantic hurricane season * List of earthquakes in 1943 *1940s References {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2020 1940s in Puerto Rico Years of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as Mona, Culebra, and Vieques. It has roughly 3.2 million residents, and its capital and most populous city is San Juan. Spanish and English are the official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates. Puerto Rico was settled by a succession of indigenous peoples beginning 2,000 to 4,000 years ago; these included the Ortoiroid, Saladoid, and Taíno. It was then colonized by Spain following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1493. Puerto Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trina De Moya
Trina de Moya (January 13, 1863 – March 13, 1941), also known by Trinidad de Moya, Trina de Moya de Vásquez, and Doña Trina, was a Dominican poet and writer. She served as the First Lady of the Dominican Republic as the wife of President Horacio Vásquez for three nonconsecutive terms. De Moya was the first Dominican presidential wife to be called " first lady", a title which came into widespread public usage during her third tenure from 1924 to 1930. Trina de Moya's best known literary works include the Dominican version of , a Latin American hymn dedicated to mothers, which premiered on May 30, 1926. She often published her poetry and other writings under the literary pseudonyms "T. Colombina" and "Angela". Biography Trina de Moya was born María de los Ángeles Trinidad de Moya Pérez in La Vega, Dominican Republic, on January 13, 1863. Her parents, Román Martín de Moya Portes and Antonia Mauricia Pérez, had eight children, including herself. De Moya and her family wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of The 20th Century In Puerto Rico
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in Earth's orbit, its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar climate, subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring (season), spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropics, tropical and subtropics, subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the tropics#Seasons and climate, seasonal tropics, the annual wet season, wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s In Puerto Rico
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 In Puerto Rico
Events in the year 1943 in Puerto Rico. Incumbents * President: Harry S. Truman * Governor: Rexford Tugwell * Resident Commissioner: Bolívar Pagán Events *uncertain date in 1943 – Legislative Assembly unanimously passes a concurrent resolution calling for an end to the colonial system of government.U.S. Congress, Senate, Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs, ''Independence for Puerto Rico: Hearings Before the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs'', April 23, 24, 26, 27, May 1, and 8, 1945, 79th Congress, 1st session233 January to April May to August *May 13 – Legislative Assembly passes the "Civil Rights Act of Puerto Rico" September to December Deaths *May 13 **Trina de Moya – Dominican poet and first lady (1899, 1902–1903, 1924–1930) See also *1943 in the United States *1943 Atlantic hurricane season * List of earthquakes in 1943 *1940s References {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2020 1940s in Puerto Rico Years of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s
File:1940s decade montage.png, Above title bar: events during World War II (1939–1945): From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Holocaust occurs as Nazi Germany carries out a programme of systematic state-sponsored genocide, during which approximately six million European Jews are killed; The Japanese attack on the American naval base of Pearl Harbor launches the United States into the war; An Observer Corps spotter scans the skies of London during the Battle of Britain and The Blitz; The creation of the Manhattan Project leads to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the first uses of nuclear weapons, which kill over a quarter million people and lead to the Japanese surrender; Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board , effectively ending the war. Below title bar: ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Earthquakes In 1943
This is a list of earthquakes in 1943. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury, or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The planet experienced an unusually busy year, with twenty-nine earthquakes that reached 7.0 or greater. The largest occurred in Chile and measured a magnitude of 8.1, but Dutch East Indies, the Philippines, Turkey, the United States, Japan and Russia all had large events above magnitude 7.0. The year was characterised by a number of quakes that caused substantial deaths. Faring worst was Turkey, which had three separate deadly events, including the deadliest of the year in November. Japan had an earthquake in September which caused 1,400 deaths. Overall By death toll * Note: At least 10 casualties By magnitude * Note ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 1943 Atlantic hurricane season marked the first deliberate reconnaissance aircraft flights into tropical cyclones. The season officially lasted from June 16 to October 31, which was, at the time, considered the most likely period for tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic Ocean. A total of ten storms from 1943 are listed in the Atlantic hurricane database, and an eleventh system that affected Florida and Georgia has been identified as a probable tropical depression. The first system of the year, dubbed the "Surprise hurricane", caused severe damage throughout Texas and Louisiana in June, partially because information about its approach was censored in the fray of World War II; the storm caused 19 deaths and $17 million in damage. A major hurricane in mid-August produced hurricane-force winds in Bermuda, and several other tropical cyclones throughout the year resulted in strong winds there. In September, a hurricane impacted the western Gulf Coast of the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 In The United States
Events from the year 1943 in the United States. Incumbents Federal Government * President: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( D-New York) * Vice President: Henry A. Wallace ( D-Iowa) * Chief Justice: Harlan F. Stone (New York) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sam Rayburn ( D-Texas) * Senate Majority Leader: Alben W. Barkley ( D-Kentucky) * Congress: 77th (until January 3), 78th (starting January 3) Events January * January 1 – Project Y, the Manhattan Project's secret laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico, for development and production of the first atomic bombs under the direction of J. Robert Oppenheimer, begins operations. * January 4 – Culbert Olson, 29th Governor of California, is succeeded by Earl Warren. * January 11 – The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China. * January 14 ** The Casablanca Conference, where Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel by airplane while i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Caribe (Dominican Republic)
El Caribe (''The Caribbean'') was a biweekly newspaper published from Roatán, Honduras. It was edited by Tomás B. McField. Rafael Barahona Mejía was the director of ''El Caribe''.Zavala, Silvio Arturo. Revista de Historia de América', Vol. 48. Instituto Panamericano de Geografía e Historia, 1959. pp. 563-64 The newspaper published its first edition in Roatán Roatán () is an island in the Caribbean, about off the northern coast of Honduras. It is located between the islands of Utila and Guanaja, and is the largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras. The island was formerly known in English as Ruatan ..., Honduras on 1 June 1918.Charno, Steven M. Latin American Newspapers in United States Libraries; A Union List Compiled in the Serial Division, Library of Congress'. Austin: Published for the Conference on Latin American History by the University of Texas Press, 1969. p. 259 References Publications established in 1918 Newspapers published in Honduras Spanish-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Lady Of The Dominican Republic
The First Lady of the Dominican Republic the title referring to the wife, or designee, of the president of the Dominican Republic. The official government Office of the First Lady was created by Decree 741-00 on September 10, 2000. The position of first lady is not a politically-mandated office, and as such, the first lady of the Dominican Republic plays no official role in the decision making aspect of the government of the Dominican Republic. However, similar to many other spouses of heads of state and heads of government, the first lady of the Dominican Republic is a public figure who often contributes to philanthropic causes and acts as an unofficial representative for the head of state. There is a government-funded Office of the First Lady, with a staff. The current first lady of the Dominican Republic is Raquel Arbaje, the wife of President Luis Abinader, who has held the position since 2020. References {{First Ladies and Gentlemen Dominican Republic The Dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Affairs
''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs. Founded on 15 September 1922, the print magazine is currently published every two months, while the website publishes articles daily and anthologies every other month. ''Foreign Affairs'' is considered one of the United States' most influential foreign policy magazines. Over its long history, the magazine has published a number of seminal articles including George Kennan's " X Article", published in 1947, and Samuel P. Huntington's " The Clash of Civilizations," published in 1993. Important academics, public officials, and policy leaders regularly appear in the magazine's pages. Recent ''Foreign Affairs'' authors include Robert O. Keohane, Hillary Clinton, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Ashton Carter, Colin L. Powell, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
