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The Tlatelolco massacre (Spanish: La Masacre de Tlatelolco) was a military massacre committed by the Mexican Armed Forces against the students of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), and other universities in Mexico.
Acting on a judge's order, the police stormed the buildings held by strikers on 7 February 2000, putting an end to the strike. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] In 2009 the university was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities [ 38 ] and began the celebration of its centennial anniversary with several activities that will last ...
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist pwɛ̃ dy sɑbl]; also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; [n 1] before 1750 [n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder. [7]
The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition (1995); essays by scholars covering important mayors before 1980; Green, Paul M., and Melvin G. Holli. Chicago, World War II (2003) excerpt and text search; short and heavily illustrated; Gustaitis, Joseph. Chicago's Greatest Year, 1893: The White City and the Birth of a Modern Metropolis (2013) online
An APL intelligence report sent to the U.S. government detailing pro-German statements. The American Protective League (1917–1919) was an organization of private citizens sponsored by the United States Department of Justice that worked with federal law enforcement agencies during the World War I era.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
When the silent film The Birth of a Nation premiered in 1915, Du Bois and the NAACP led the fight to ban the movie, because of its racist portrayal of blacks as brutish and lustful. [147] The fight was not successful, and possibly contributed to the film's fame, but the publicity drew many new supporters to the NAACP. [148]
Empire of Liberty: The Statecraft of Thomas Jefferson. White, G. Edward (1990). The Marshall Court and Cultural Change, 1815–1835. White, Leonard (1951). The Jeffersonians, 1801–1829: A Study in Administrative History. The Macmillan Company. Wilentz, Sean (2005). The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln.