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The Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (English: Armed Forces of National Liberation, FALN) was a Puerto Rican clandestine paramilitary organization that, through direct action and terrorism, advocated complete independence for Puerto Rico. At the time of its dissolution, the FALN was responsible for more than 120 bomb attacks on United States targets between 1974 and 1983. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) classifies the FALN as a terrorist organization.

The FALN was led by Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, who was one of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's most wanted criminals. The group served as the predecessor of the Boricua Popular Army. Several of the organization's members were arrested and convicted for conspiracy to commit robbery and for firearms and explosives violations. On August 11, 1999 former United States President Bill Clinton offered clemency to sixteen of the convicted militants under the condition that they renounce any kind of violent manifestation. This decision drew criticism towards the Clinton administration from figures that include the United States Attorney, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Congress. (more...)

  

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Photo credit: US Department of Agriculture

The Common Coquí is considered the unofficial national symbol of Puerto Rico. Although miniature in size (average length of 34 mm), the male's sound calls can sometimes reach 100 dB.

  

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• Featured articles:
• Elfin-woods Warbler
• Fauna of Puerto Rico
• Héctor Lavoe
• History of Puerto Rico
• Military history of Puerto Rico
• Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rican Amazon
• Puerto Ricans in World War II
• Ramón Emeterio Betances
• Salsa music

• Featured lists:
• List of Governors of Puerto Rico
• List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Rican birds
• List of Vieques birds
• Puerto Ricans Missing in Action in the Korean War

  

Selected anniversaries for November

• November 1, 1912 - Birth of Alicia Moreda, television soap opera actress (d. 1983)
• November 1, 1950 - Two Puerto Rican nationalists try to storm the Blair House in a failed attempt to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
• November 1, 1963 - The Arecibo Observatory, the largest single-aperture telescope, officially opened for operations.
• November 1, 1927 - Birth of Victor Pellot, former Mayor League Baseball player
• November 2, 2004 - General elections were held in Puerto Rico, with no clear victor for the Governor seat. On December 28, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá was declared the winner following several recounts and court rulings.
• November 3, 1867 - Death of Segundo Ruiz Belvis, abolitionist and political activist (b. 1829)
• November 5, 1934 - Birth of Victor Argo, actor (d. 2004)
• November 6, 1958 - The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra performs in its first live concert in Mayagüez.
• November 7, 1944 -General elections were held in Puerto Rico. The Popular Democratic Party won by landslides.
• November 7, 1944 - 16 passengers lost their lives and 50 were injured when a train derailed in Aguadilla, making it the worst disaster in Puerto Rico rail transport history.
• November 9, 1945 - The 65th Infantry arrive in Puerto Rico after their participation in World War II.
• November 16, 1952 - Death of Jesus T. Piñero, first native Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1897)
• November 19, 1493 - Cristopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, naming the island San Juan Bautista in honor of Saint John the Baptist. The day has since become a national holiday on the island.
• November 19, 1982 - Birth of Jonathan Sánchez, Mayor League Baseball pitcher
• November 20, 1878 - Birth of Félix Córdova Dávila, politician and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (d. 1938)
• November 22, 1595 - Sir Francis Drake, with 27 vessels and 2,500 troops, sails into San Juan Bay in an attempt to loot the city. His attack would ultimately fail.
• November 25, 1897 - The Carta Autonómica (Autonomic Charter) was approved in Spain, which conceded political and administrative autonomy to the island.
• November 29, 2005 - Death of Victor Pellot, as a result of cancer
• November 30, 1971 - Birth of Iván Rodríguez, Mayor League Baseball catcher

  

Did you know...

• ...that travel within the United States includes Puerto Rico, and no U.S. passport is necessary?

• ...that the first train to cross the Andes was named Eugenio María de Hostos, after the Puerto Rican educator, philosopher and independence advocate?

• ...that Linda Garcia Cubero, USNA Class of 1980, is the first female Hispanic to graduate from a United States military academy?

• ...that the Elfin-woods Warbler, an endemic bird of Puerto Rico first observed in 1968, is the last New World warbler species to be discovered?

• ...That Dr. Pedro Rodriguez, the Director of a test laboratory at NASA and inventor of a portable, battery-operated lift seat for people suffering from knee arthritis is the son of salsa singer Pellin Rodriguez?

• ...that Juan Mari Brás is the first and only person to receive a Puerto Rican citizenship certificate from the Puerto Rico State Department since the establishment of the Commonwealth in 1952, an action which has been since questioned by the United States Department of State?

• ...that after the United States, Puerto Rico is tied with Mexico in hosting the most Miss Universe contests and has the second most titleholders following the United States?

• ...that Puerto Rico ranks third in the world with the most boxing champions in history, after the United States and Mexico?

  

In the news...

• October 4: Juan Manuel López defeats César Figueroa by knockout in his first defense of the World Boxing Organization's super bantamweight title. (El Nuevo Día)
• October 2: PNP senator Jorge de Castro Font is arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on corruption charges. (CBS News)
• October 1: David Bernier wins the presidency of the Olympic Committee of Puerto Rico. (Primera Hora)
  

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Miguel Cotto (born October 29, 1980 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Organization Light Welterweight champion and World Boxing Association Welterweight champion. As an amateur, Cotto represented Puerto Rico in the Lightweight and Light Welterweight divisions at various international events including the 1999 Pan American Games, the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 1998 Junior World Championships where he finished second. Cotto began his professional career in 2001, and defended the WBO Junior Welterweight Championship successfully a total of six times before ascendeding to the Welterweight division, winning the WBA Welterweight Championship on his first match on this division. (more...)

  

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“	The Puerto Ricans forming the ranks of the gallant 65th Infantry on the battlefields of Korea…are writing a brilliant record of achievement in battle and I am proud indeed to have them in this command. I wish that we might have many more like them.	”
—Douglas MacArthur, on Puerto Rican servicemen in the Korean conflict, quoted on a February 12, 1951 interview in Tokyo.

  

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