Wednesday, February 3, 2016

July 23, 2004- Collapse of the "Leaning Tower" of Divisoria!

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On July 23, 2004, a  building collapsed in Divisoria the famous Manila ’s classic bargain street-shopping district. The buildin...

February 4, 1945: US 37th Infantry Division troops Crosses Pasig River!

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37th Infantry Division  troops crossing the  Pasig River  in  Manila ,  4 February   1945 .  U.S.  National Archives The  Battle for...
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

February 3-7 , 1937; 33rd International Eucharistic Congress in Manila, Philippines.

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Pontifical masses held in  Rizal Park  during t he  33rd International Eucharistic Congress in Manila, Philippines   attended by approxima...
Thursday, January 21, 2016

1930s Black Nazarene procession.

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The  Black Nazarene  ( Spanish :  El Nazareno Negro, Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno ;  Filipino :  Poóng Itím na Nazareno ), is a life-...
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Saturday, January 16, 2016

February 28, 1945: Sherman tank enters Intramuros.

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On the 28th of  February 1945.   A  M4  Sherman tank finally breached the defenses of Fort Santiago, Intramuros (the heart of Manila)...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

January 22, 1987: Mendiola Massacre.

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Wounded protesters/farmers; Mendiola Bridge, Manila- January 22, 1987 On January 22, 1987 eleven months into the Cory Aquino   Philip...
Monday, January 11, 2016

January 12th and 23rd, 1949- "White Russians" Refugees arrived In the Philippines!

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‘GIVE ME YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE’ ‘White Russians’ disembark on Tubabao Island from their rusty ship after a journey that ...
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