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Guy Gabaldon,
“Pied Piper of Saipan”
Guy Louis Gabaldon was a United States Marine who, at age 18, captured or persuaded…
Manuel Ramirez Uruchurtu,
Titanic Victim
Uruchurtu boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg. He travelled alone. On April 10th he sent a…
Mirabal Sisters,
Symbols of Resistance
Patria, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal—three sisters from a middle class family, all married with…
José Vasconcelos,
The “Cosmic Race”
José Vasconcelos, Mexican educator, politician, essayist, and philosopher, whose five-volume autobiography is one of the…
Gus Garcia,
Setting The Tone
Gustavo "Gus" C. Garcia was a Mexican-American civil rights attorney and the first Mexican-American to…
Roy Benavidez,
5 Purple Hearts
Special Forces Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez is a legend, plain and simple. The Texas native…
Santos Rodriguez,
$8 Dollars In Change
On the morning of July 24, 1973, in Dallas, Texas, 30-year-old Dallas Police Officer Darrell…
Miguel Hidalgo,
Founder of Mexico
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (May 8, 1753–July 30, 1811) is today remembered as the…
Felix Longoria,
The Longoria Affair
Private Felix Longoria was killed in the Philippines as World War II came to an…
Atahualpa,
Last King of the Inca
Atahualpa was the last of the native lords of the mighty Inca Empire, which spanned…