Thursday, January 3, 1924. The murder of Puerto.

 

Puerto.

Yucatán's governor, Filipe Carrillo Puerto, was executed by de la Huerta rebels for failing to support their revolution.  Eleven others were murdered with him, including three of his brothers.  He was 49 years old.

Tuesday, June 7, 1910. Suppressing a rebellion, incorporating a town, birth of a famous photographer.

Mexican troops were dispatched to suppress an uprising by the Maya Indians in Yucatán.

Byron Wyoming was incorporated.

Farm Security Administration Marion Post Wolcott was born in New Jersey.

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Sunday, June 5, 1910. Death of O. Henry.

Labels: 1900s, 1910, The written word

Saturday, June 4, 1910. An attack during the Caste War of Yucatán.

Mayan rebels attacked the town of Valladolid, Mexico. They killed 40 people, including local police resulting in the dispatch of the gunboat Morelos with 600 troops.

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Wednesday, June 1, 1910. The first European American settlements on the banks of the Iditarod.

Labels: 1910, 1910s, Alaska, British Antarctic Expedition, Iditarod, Mining