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Mark Cuban

Entrepreneur and technology investor Mark Cuban is best known as the loud and enthusiastic owner of the Dallas Mavericks, a professional basketball team from Texas. He grew up in Pennsylvania, went…

Ten Years War

(Encyclopedia) Ten Years War, 1868–78, struggle for Cuban independence from Spain. Discontent was caused in Cuba by excessive taxation, trade restrictions, and virtual exclusion of native Cubans from…

Mariel, town, Cuba

(Encyclopedia) MarielMarielmärēālˈ [key], town, Artemesia prov., W Cuba, on sheltered Mariel Bay, 27 mi (43 km) WSW of Havana. A port in an agricultural region, Mariel has a special development zone…

Sara Teasdale: In a Cuban Garden

In a Cuban GardenHibiscus flowers are cups of fire, (Love me, my lover, life will not stay) The bright poinsettia shakes in the wind, A scarlet leaf is blowing away.A lizard lifts his head…

Virginius affair

(Encyclopedia) Virginius affair, 1873, incident that came near to causing war between the United States and Spain. The Virginius, a filibustering ship, was fraudulently flying the American flag and…

Timeline of Key Events in Cuban History

World > International Relations These are key dates in Cuban history, from Columbus's arrival in 1492 to the present. 1492 Christopher Columbus arrives in Cuba and claims the territory for…

Luanda

(Encyclopedia) LuandaLuandal&oomacr;ănˈdə, –änˈdə [key], city (1995 est. pop. 3,000,000), capital of Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is Angola's largest city, its chief port, and its…

Castro, Fidel

(Encyclopedia) Castro, Fidel (Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz)Castro, Fidelfēdĕlˈ [key]Castro, Fidel käsˈtrō [key], 1926–2016, Cuban revolutionary, premier of Cuba (1959–76), president of the Council of…