Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty Of
On February 2, 1848, representatives of the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the war between those two countries that had begun two ...
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A new state law against fighting roosters violates a treaty that ended the Mexican-American War, a cockfighting association claims in a lawsuit.The New Mexico Gamefowl Breeders Association and six ...
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Today is Friday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2007. There are 332 days left in the year. This is Groundhog Day.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 2, 1943, the remainder of Nazi forces from the Battle ...
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Today is Saturday, March 10, the 69th day of 2007. There are 296 days left in the year. A reminder: Daylight-saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m. locally. Clocks go forward one hour.Today's Highligh...
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On the far fringes of the pro-immigration movement, some Hispanic activists openly yearn for the day when immigrants rise up and retake the American Southwest, more than 150 years after the U.S. an...
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Founded 240 years ago, this sleepy Texas town along the Rio Grande has outlasted the Spanish, then the Mexicans and then the short-lived independent Republic of Texas. But it may not survive the U....
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Nicholas Trist knew that when the iron was hot, it was time to strike. And the iron he had was blazing. Trist had been negotiating on behalf of the U.S. for a year with Mexican officials to end the...
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