| 1847 | Feb 22, 1847 - On February 22, 1847, newly organized Mexican army under Santa Ana advanced against General Taylor, entrenched at Buena Vista. A large part of Taylor's army had been withdrawn by General Scott. to reinforce his troops in the contemplated march from Vera Cruz ...On February 22, 1847, newly organized Mexican army under Santa Ana advanced against General Taylor, entrenched at Buena Vista. A large part of Taylor's army had been withdrawn by General Scott. to reinforce his troops in the contemplated march from Vera Cruz to Mexico Citythus Taylor had now less than five thousand men, to meet Santa Ana's army of nearly fifteen thousand. But the forces were not so unevenly matched; for the Americans were well- trained, well-equipped, and ...  Show more  Show lessbooks.google.com/books?id=b4pyPgZewcUC&pg=PA232
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| 1857 | 1857 - London-based spirits and wine company Allied Domecq PLC agreed to buy Buena Vista Winery Inc. here from Racke + Co. GmbH of Germany for $85.5 million. Founded in 1857, Buena Vista is California's oldest commercial winery. Buena Vista wines are divided ...London-based spirits and wine company Allied Domecq PLC agreed to buy Buena Vista Winery Inc. here from Racke + Co. GmbH of Germany for $85.5 million. Founded in 1857, Buena Vista is California's oldest commercial winery. Buena Vista wines are divided into three tiers -- Buena Vista Classics, Buena Vista Carneros Estate and Buena Vista Carneros Grand Reserve Wines. The Haywood brand -- consisting of Haywood Estate and Haywood Vintner's Select -- also is included ... Show more Show lesswww.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-10468036.html
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| 1892 | Oct 17, 1892 - To the Editor of THE TIMES. I don't see why there should be any serious objection to the using of the Buena Vista street bridge by the Electric Company. The obstruction on the bridge would be but little more than. The Buena Vlsta Street Bridge. THE TIMEs has the following letter: ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/325064942.html?dids=325064942:325064942&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+17%2C+1892&author...Buena+Vista...
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| 1952 | Feb 17, 1952 - Golfers using the town-owned Buena Vista golf course will have to pay a fee this year for the first time. The nine-hole course has been available for golfers free of charge since the town purchased it as part of its park facilities nine years ago. Now the course will be put on a paying ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/891782782.html?dids=891782782:891782782&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+17%2C+1952...Buena+Vista...
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| 1996 | Oct 16, 1996 - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Tiger Woods has given the PGA Tour two bonus months, seven weeks of positive publicity in a usually slow time. ... If he can finish fifth or better at this week's Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic at Lake Buena Vista, Woods will boost his earnings to at ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16303309.html?dids=16303309:16303309&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+16%2C+1996&author...
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| 1998 | Jul 3, 1998 - Cuban bongo player Roberto Garcia wiggled his stocking feet on the gleaming white floor of the Warwick Hotel's lobby in midtown Manhattan, casually stretching his feet before Wednesday's hotly anticipated debut US concert by the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club. ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/30990092.html?dids=30990092:30990092&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS: FT&type=current&date=Jul+03%2C+1998...
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| 1999 | Jun 18, 1999 - By Desson Howe. What is it about a collection of rickety, crooning, bongo-tapping Cuban old-timers that makes "Buena Vista Social Club" such a delicate triumph? Why is it that, 101 minutes after knowing nothing about these singers, guitarists, percussionists, divas and pianists, ... www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/movies/reviews/buenavistasocialclubhowe.htm
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| 2003 | Jul 15, 2003 - By THE NEW YORK TIMES. Compay Segundo, the salty Cuban singer and guitarist who rose to global fame in his 90's as the eldest of the elder musical statesmen featured on the album and film "Buena Vista Social Club," died on Sunday at his home in Havana, an official at his record company ... www.nytimes.com/2003/07/15/obituaries/15SEGU.html?ex=1058932800&en=dcd3e29853ec9d71& amp;ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
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| 2004 | May 2, 2004 - Omara Portuondo is a singer who carries history lightly between the lines of her exquisite ballads. At 73 she is a personification of 20th-century Cuba, reaching back to haul out a melody from the flamboyant pre-revolutionary times, while still embodying the austerity of a modern ... www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article847432.ece
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| 2005 | Aug 6, 2005 - Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer, a mild-mannered member of the Buena Vista Social Club group that took him from shining shoes to world fame, died Saturday in Havana. Aug. 31: NBC's Jeff Rossen talks to Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, about his son's death being ruled a homicide. ... www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8853657/
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