Barbados swapped the Queen for its own president in 2021
On November 30, 2021, 55 years after independence, Barbados swore in Sandra Mason as president and removed Elizabeth II as head of state.
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Haiti's restavek children work for their keep, not a wage
A restavek in Haiti is a child sent by poor parents to live with another household, where they fetch water, clean and mind children instead of school.
Spain's 1697 cession to France began Hispaniola's split
Spain ceded western Hispaniola to France in 1697, and it became Haiti. The Dominican Republic later broke away from Haiti, not Spain, in 1844.
In 1961, Cuba sent volunteers to teach a million adults to read
Many of the volunteers were teenagers who lived with rural families. By the end of 1961, about 75% of the million adults had basic literacy.
Parish birth books gave way to civil records from 1837 to 1878
Civil registration replaced parish records at different times: 1837 in England and Wales, 1855 in Scotland, 1864 in Ireland, 1878 in Jamaica.