Mariel Boatlift Begins: 125,000 Cubans Head for Florida
Over a thousand Cuban refugees arrived in Florida aboard makeshift vessels, triggering an immediate federal crisis that forced the U.S. government to establish emergency processing centers and eventually negotiate a new immigration framework. This sudden influx of 125,000 people reshaped American demographics in South Florida and strained Cold War diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana for years.
April 20, 1980
46 years ago
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What Else Happened on April 20
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bataille d'Artah qui oppose les Francs de Tancrède de Hauteville (régent d'Antioche) aux Turcs du malik d'Alep Ridwân lors d'une des premières des huit Croisade…
A mother and son fought over Jerusalem, not for glory, but for who held the reins of power. For eight years, Baldwin III and Queen Melisende clashed, tearing th…
en Tordehumos (España), el rey de León, Alfonso IX, y el de Castilla, Alfonso VIII, firman el Tratado de Tordehumos.
Ein Brand zerstört am Karfreitag große Teile Magdeburgs, unter anderem den unter Kaiser Otto erbauten Magdeburger Dom und die Königspfalz.
en Sicilia, el rey Pedro III nombra a Roger de Lauria almirante de la armada aragonesa de Sicilia.
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