Tangier was returned to this north African nation in 1956, after 33 years of international control
In 1493 he reached Montserrat in the West Indies & named it for a Spanish mountain
1 of the 2 Mideast countries in which the Baath Party has held power for over 20 years
Around 1605 Dutchman Willem Jansz became the first European to sight this continent
Founded in 1933, this Spanish political party was named for a Greek military formation
In February 1825 this "liberator" was elected president of Peru
After years of construction, this canal finally opened for business August 15, 1914
In 1794 this hero of Trafalgar lost the sight in his right eye due to a wound suffered while taking Calvi, Corsica
Philanthropist Gerrit Smith helped finance this man's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry
This 1890 act was designed in part to prevent monopolies