| October 17, 1898 The U.S. took control of Puerto Rico. One year after Spain granted Puerto Rican self-rule, following their rout in the Spanish-American War, troops raised the U.S. flag over the Caribbean island nation, formalizing American authority over the island’s one million inhabitants. Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth, though the U.S. controls all aspects of its military, trade, media, banking and international affairs. Though Puerto Ricans are citizens, they don’t pay income taxes, nor are they represented in Congress or able to vote for president.  Timeline: Puerto Rico |
| October 17th, every year International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was designated by the United Nations in 1992. It began in 1987 when 100,000 people gathered in Paris and declared poverty a violation of human rights. This year’s theme “Building a sustainable future: Coming together to end poverty and discrimination” |
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