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19 hours ago · The Fisher family (father-son) George Fisher – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1884–90 and Mayor of Wellington. Frank Fisher – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1905–14, son of George. The Fraser family (husband-wife) Peter Fraser – Member of Parliament 1918–50, Prime Minister 1940–49.
19 hours ago · 1868: The Grito de Lares was the first major revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico. The rebels proclaimed the independence of Puerto Rico from Spain. Ten Years' War (1868–1878), also known as the Great War (Guerra Grande) and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain, led by Cuban-born planters (especially by Carlos Manuel de Céspedes ) and other wealthy natives.
19 hours ago · In 1737, King Frederick William I of Prussia invited 18 families of Hussite Moravian Protestants, who had been driven out of Bohemia, to settle near the village, [87] where they built new houses, industrial infrastructure [88] and eventually their own chapels [89] off the village center along the road to Berlin, today called Richardstraße. 31 May 1737 is regarded as the official date of the ...
