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Birth of Rafael Trujillo
Rafael Trujillo was born in Dominican Republic on October 24, 1891. -
World Event
The country Sicily has a huge earthquake that kills ten thousand people -
World Event
The ship called the Titanic sinks into the Alantic Ocean thousands were killed that day -
Marriage and Family
Trujillo got married to his first wife, Aminta Ledes. She gave birth to two daughters -
First Job Promotion
Near the end of 1917 Trujillo show his leaderships when he was promoted from a wighter position of a sugar platation to a private policeman -
Military Career
U.S. Marines was occupying the Dominican Republic offered Trujillo training as a officer he accepted. After training he then rose up through the ranks at 1924 second-in-command then in June 1925 he was commander-in-cheif. -
World Event
In the United States the stock market crashes leading the country into the Great Depression. -
Trujillo's Elected President
Trujillo proclaimed himself as a election candiate for president. He won by landslide because he had all the opposing candiate's supporters be totured or killed. He did this by using the secret police -
Trujillo's Dictatorship
During Trujillo first term a devasting hurricane hit the Santo Domingo. Trujillo used this as an excuse to make martial law. This gave him the power to seize banks from his opposion and make emergency taxes -
The massacre of Hitian immirgants
It was known to people that Trujillo didn't like Hitian immirants and treated their civil rights with disregard. He hated so much that massacre them -
Trujillo's dictatorship
In 1938 when he was elected and offcially held office and he then chose a puppet sucessor for a while. -
Minvera goes to School
Minvera's father reluctantly lets Minvera go away to a Catholic school with her sisters. -
World Event
Britain, Italy, Germany partition Czechoslovakia France sign the Munich Pact. -
Dede's Generous Father
Dede remembers how generous her father was to the neighbors. He gave things from his store to those in need. -
Minverva's Perfomance
At a play that Minerva as playing on Independence Day when Minerva's friend, Sinta tried to shoot Trujillo with a bow and arrow. Sinta failed after Ramfis, Trujillo's son stop her. -
Patria's Loss of faith
Patria as a young girl was very religious and many thought she would serve God. That change when she got pregrant with boyfriend's child and left from being a nun and to be a wife to Pedrito. -
Maria Theresa's book
Maria writes in her book on how she lied to her principal about Minreva sneaking out. -
Maria Theresa's Book
On this date she writes about how she meet a girl named Hilda and she then writes that Hilda is a rude girl. -
World Event
The country the Philippines gains independence from the United States. -
Patria's Loss
Patria had a miscarriage while she was delivering and she started to lose faith with God. -
Dede meets Lio
Dede meets Lio who is a teacher of medicine and Dede is attached to him, but Minvera starts to get more close to Lio. -
Meeting with Lio secretly
When Dede and Minvera are back at their home their mother saw Lio in the newpaper protesting against the government. They are not allow to see him, so they meet secretly -
Minerva's Father's secret
When Minvera saw four girls with her dad's eyes and finds out that her dad has another family. -
Trujillo Finds out About Minerva's Dream
When invited to a party and Minerva dances with Trujillo and tells him that she wants be a lawyer. She also accidentially tells him that she knows Lio. -
The falling effects of Trujillo's dictatorship
Trujillo rule was coming to a end with of the army not supporting him, the pressure to relax rule, and the CIA was trying to get him removed for power. -
Enrique Mirabal
Maria Theresa's father, Enrique Mirabal dies and she see him a coffin in a dream -
Maria Theresa Graduates
Maria Theresa graduates for and then goes to University of Snato Domingo. -
Cuba Freed
Fidel Castro frees Cuba. The sisters celebrate the victory. -
Religious Retreat
Patria plans a retreat religious retreat on the last day of the retreat they get bombed. Patria witnesses the massacre of Dominicans fighting Trujillo -
Dede has Marriage Troubles
Dede want to join her sisters, but is torn becasue her husband didn't want to get involved in the resistance. -
Dede Loses Courage
Dede decides she is going to leave Jamito to join her sisters. But, when she comes home from seeing the priest for advice, Jaimito is gone with her 3 sons. She finds them and they reconile. -
Spies
Patria and her family discover that spies have been around their house. Her mother replaces the flower with thorn bushes to keep them away -
Patria Lives with Grief
Patria has so much as her husband's dies and her sister Minerva have been arrested. -
The end of Trujillo Dictatorhship and death
Trujillo then resumed his rule from 1942 to 1952. That was until 1952 Trujillo's dictatorhship was brought down by force. He then died on May 30, 1961 -
Dede's Interview
A woman requests an interview with Dede about the Mirabal sisters.
