American Comandante |
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William Morgan's story was lost in the classified archives of the Cold War and edited out of Cuban history by Fidel Castro’s retelling of the revolution.
American Comandante |
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American Comandante |
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In 1958, student activist Olga Rodriguez joined Eloy Menoyo's Second Front and was the first woman to join the guerrilla group.
American Comandante |
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William Morgan held out hope that the Cuban revolution would follow through on the ideals he had fought for.
American Comandante |
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William Morgan was deeply worried for his family, but he was not prepared to walk away from what he had become in Cuba.
American Comandante |
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Read an excerpt from Aran Shetterly's book The Americano , on conversations with two Rebel soldiers — Roger Redondo and Raúl Nieves.
American Comandante |
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Before the revolution, Cuba was one of the most advanced and successful countries in Latin America.
Edison |
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Thomas Edison achieved glory as the genius behind such revolutionary inventions as sound recording, motion pictures, and electric light.
Edison |
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Edison |
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With over a thousand U.S. patents to his name, Edison's famous breakthroughs are just the beginning.
Edison |
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In the fall of 1922, a film crew came to West Orange, New Jersey to document Thomas Edison going about his day.
Edison |
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Edison's short, silent film of famous gunslinger Annie Oakley, “Little Sureshot,” proved his kinetograph was a success.
