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1515: Conquest of Cuba completed; 1517: Francisco Hernández de Córdoba lands on the Yucatán Peninsula; 1519: Founding of Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz ; 1519: Álvarez de Pineda explores the Gulf Coast of the United States; 1519: Founding of Panama City by Pedro Arias Dávila; 1521: Hernán Cortés completes the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial established. [18] December: City besieged by German V-3 cannon. 1945 - January: City besieged by German V-3 cannon. 1946 - Émile Hamilius becomes mayor. 1952 - European Coal and Steel Community, European Commission, and European Court of Justice headquartered in city.
Travelogues of Latin America are published accounts describing Latin America and the Caribbean by foreign travelers from early Iberian conquest to the early 20th century. [1] [2] The Spanish and Portuguese monarchs' efforts to restrict non-Iberian's access to Latin America during the colonial era mean that most of the works published before 1800 were by authorized Spanish or Portuguese ...
The United States, fighting on the Allied side, contributed to Luxembourg's liberation in World War I and World War II.More than 5,000 American soldiers, including U.S. Army General George S. Patton, are buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial near the capital of Luxembourg City, and there are monuments in many towns to American liberators.
A History of the Low Countries (Palgrave Essential Histories) (2005) Blom, J.C.H. History of the Low Countries (2006). Bodenstein, Felicity. "National Museums in Luxembourg." Building National Museums in Europe 1750-2010 (Linköping University Electronic Press, 2011) online. Brühwiler, Ingrid, and Matias Gardin.
The United States designated Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism in 1982, when it was a close ally of America’s archrival, the Soviet Union. In 2015, President Obama removed that designation as ...
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgish) Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (French) Großherzogtum Luxemburg (German) Flag Coat of arms Motto: " Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn " "We want to stay what we are" Anthem: "Ons Heemecht" ("Our Homeland") Royal anthem: "De Wilhelmus" a Location of Luxembourg (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union ...
4 November – Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Luxembourg. 18 December – Luxembourg is knocked out at the final stage of qualifying for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, losing a play-off against Denmark 1–0, having drawn 5–5 with the Danes on aggregate.