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San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States...

Timeline of Events

1797

4.17.1797

Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in America.

1898

7.25.1898

The United States invasion of Puerto Rico begins with U.S. troops led by General Nelson Miles landing at harbor of Guánica, Puerto Rico (The land invasion, proper, began that day: Sea-based bombardment and shelling of the capital city of San Juan had been occurring since May 1898).

1978

3.22.1978

Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1986

12.31.1986

A fire at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, kills 97 and injures 140.

1996

11.21.1996

A propane explosion at the Humberto Vidal shoe store and office building in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 33.