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Events in Dominican Republic History

Columbus Sights Hispaniola

1492-12-05 Christopher Columbus is the first European to sight Hispaniola (modern Dominican Republic and Haiti)

Explorer of the New World Christopher Columbus

1822-02-09 Haiti invades the newly founded Dominican Republic.
1844-02-27 Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day)
1844-11-06 Spain grants Dominican Republic independence
1865-08-16 Restoration Day in the Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic regains its independence after 4 years of fighting against the Spanish Annexation.
1883-08-17 The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional
1897-06-17 US State Department appoints New Jersey educator William Frank Powell as Envoy to Haiti, and Chargé d’Affaires for Dominican Republic

US Supervises Dominican Debt

1905-01-20 US begins supervising the Dominican Republic's national and international debts, testing President Theodore Roosevelt's "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine

1905-02-07 Dominican Republic signs treaty turning over customs collection to US
1907-02-25 US proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic
1916-05-05 US Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924
1916-05-29 US forces invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924
1916-11-29 US declares martial law in Dominican Republic
1924-06-26 After 8 years of occupation, US troops leave Dominican Republic
1924-12-27 The US signs a treaty with the Dominican Republic, which supersedes that of 1907: in July, the Us had withdrawn its Marines and ended its occupation
1930-09-03 Hurricane kills 2,000, injures 4,000 (Dominican Republic)
1946-08-04 An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.

Batista Flees

1959-01-01 Cuban Dictator Fulgencio Batista flees Cuba for the Dominican Republic

Cuban President and Dictator Fulgencio Batista

Mirabal Sisters

1960-11-25 Three of the four Mirabal sisters, opponents of the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic, are assassinated

Dictator of the Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo

1961-05-30 Long time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1963-08-16 Independence is restored to Dominican Republic
1963-10-07 Hurricane Flora hits Haiti & Dominican Republic, kills 7,190
1965-04-24 Military coup under Donald Reid Cabral in Dominican Republic
1965-04-28 US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966
1965-09-03 Garcia Godoy forms government in Dominican Republic
1966-06-01 Joaquin Balaguer elected president of Dominican Republic for the second time
1966-11-28 Dominican Republic adopts constitution
1979-08-30 -Sept 13] Hurricane David, kills 1200 in Florida, Domincana & Dominican Republic
1982-11-18 Mariasela Alvarez of Dominican Republic, crowned 32nd Miss World
1990-05-16 Dominican Republic President Joaquín Ricardo Balaguer re-elected
1994-05-16 Joaquín Balaguer aged 86 elected President of Dominican Republic
1997-12-24 The Dominican Republic becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty
2001-11-12 In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 on its way to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.
2004-08-26 Félix Sánchez wins the men's 400m hurdles 47.63 in Athens; the Dominican Republic's first ever Olympic gold medal