nPosted on November 18, 2017
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Key Points
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nThe last battle of the Haitian Revolution was fought on this date in 1803.
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nWhen the Haitian troops won, France withdrew its 7,000 soldiers and gave up the idea of ruling over a North American empire.
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nAlmost all of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution and of the new, independent Haiti were former slaves. It was the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the second republic in the Americas. I read that it was the first ever successful slave army revolution, and Haiti is the only nation in the Western Hemisphere to defeat three great European powers (Spain, France, and the U.K.).
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nIt’s a bummer to report that today Haiti is a country troubled by poverty, corruption, and political unrest (there have been 32 coups since independence!). Nature has smacked into Haiti with some huge problems in the form of a massive earthquake in 2010 and of course hurricanes.
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nHere are some happier aspects of life in Haiti:
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nThe UNESCO World Heritage Site La Citadelle la Ferriere is one of he largest fortresses in the Americas:
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nAnother ruin is the Sans-Souci Palace:
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nJacmel is the arts and crafts center of the nation:
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nPeople go to Saut-d’Eau to bathe in the waters of the falls:
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nI think it’s easy to see why this bit of the Petite Riviere (the Small River) is called Bassin Bleu (Blue Basin):
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nPeople love to hike in the Furcy Forest – even though some of the hills are quite steep, and some of the mountains are very high!
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nThe beaches! Like Labadee and Gelee and and and… And rocky coastlines, too!
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nThe Musee du Pantheon National Haitien is a beautiful building:
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nAlso on this date:
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nPhotography pioneer Louis Daguerre’s birthday
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nPush-Button Phone Day
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nBeni Festival in Trinidad, Bolivia
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nAnniversary of William Tell shooting an apple off his son’s head
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nMickey Mouse’s birthday
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n(or Mickey Mouse Day)
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nFlag Day in Uzbekistan
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nIndependence Day in Morocco
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nNational Day in Latvia and Oman
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nInternational Games Day
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n(Third Saturday of November)
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nFamily Volunteer Day
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n(Saturday before Thanksgiving)
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nPlan ahead:
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nCheck out my Pinterest boards for:
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nNovember holidays
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nNovember birthdays
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nHistorical anniversaries in November
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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nHistorical anniversaries in December
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