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Christopher Columbus visited the present day Dominican Republic and called it "Little Spain". Christopher Columbus voyaged across many of the islands in The Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic.
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Spaniards set up first Spanish colony at Santo Domingo, served as capital of all Spanish colonies in South America.
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The Treaty of Ryswick gives western part of Hispaniola island (Haiti) to France and eastern part (Santo Domingo - the present Dominican Republic) to Spain.
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The Dominican Republic gained it's independence from Haiti on February 27, 1844 after fighting a five-year war.
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A 50-year treaty signed by the United States and the Dominican Republic. The US took over the Republic's customs department in return for buying its debts.
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About 20,000 Haitians living in areas of Dominican Republic adjacent to Haiti massacred by Haitians. The Haitians didn't want their people to be living among the Dominicans.
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In 1965, 30,000 American troops invade the Dominican following the pro-Bosch upbringing. It was the first time the US invade the country in more than three decades.
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Hurricane George caused around 300 deaths in the Dominican. The hurricane caught the country off guard and also caused around $1.2 billion in damage.
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Ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) retained power in congressional elections; Dominican Republic tightened border restrictions to prevent cholera spreading from Haiti. Some Haitians had crossed before in rivers and other areas.
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10 people died in the 2016 flood over the daily inches of rain that fell on the Dominican soil. Over 20,000 Dominicans were displaced and many homes were damaged or destroyed.
