On Dec. 1, 1804 this Martinique-born beauty & an emperor-to-be had their second wedding
This beleaguered politician died July 31, 1875 in Carter County, Tennessee
The post-Civil War laws nicknamed these enforced racial segregation in the south
After losing the English throne, this Catholic king went to Ireland & lost the Battle of the Boyne in 1690
Zedekiah was the last king of this southern kingdom
On July 26, 1953 this future president & 150 followers attacked one of Cuba's major military bases
Cuba first came under Spanish control in this century
In 1875 this Tammany Hall boss escaped from jail in New York City & fled to Cuba
The unsuccessful attack on Cuba known as the Bay of Pigs invasion began on April 17th of this year
The Cuban mission known as Lookout Farm, or Finca Vigia, was home to this author from 1939 to 1960