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El Morro fort in old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, West Indies.
Why Is Puerto Rico’s Political Status So Complicated?
Streets of Puerto Rico
Pro and Con: Statehood for Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia
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illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
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Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
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Nazi Germany, Nazi SS troops marching with victory standards at the Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, 1933. (Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party, Nurnberg)
Why Was Nazi Germany Called the Third Reich?
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) standing on rock, side view, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
The Fastest Animals on Earth
Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
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Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.
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Born October 24, 1936 • Ponce • Puerto Rico
Died May 2, 2019 (aged 82) • San Juan • Puerto Rico
Title / Office governor (1973-1977), Puerto Rico

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Albizu Campos, Pedro
Pedro Albizu Campos
Puerto Rican attorney, social activist, and nationalist
Calderón, Sila María
Sila María Calderón
governor of Puerto Rico
Luis Muñoz Marín
Luis Muñoz Marín
Puerto Rican statesman
Luis A. Ferré
governor of Puerto Rico
Eugenio María de Hostos
Puerto Rican author
Luis Muñoz Rivera
Luis Muñoz Rivera
Puerto Rican statesman and publisher
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
United States military officer
Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de León
Spanish explorer
John Eaton, Jr.
American educator
Brain Trust: Rexford G. Tugwell
Rexford Guy Tugwell
American economist
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Puerto Rican golfer
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Puerto Rican singer and actor
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
American dancer, singer, and actress
Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente
American baseball player
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican singer and songwriter
Benicio Del Toro
Benicio Del Toro
Puerto Rican actor
José Feliciano
José Feliciano
Puerto Rican singer and guitarist
Conchita Cintrón
American Portuguese bullfighter
Roberto Alomar
Roberto Alomar
Puerto Rican baseball player
Rosario Ferré
Puerto Rican writer