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Trujillo's Birth
Rafael Trujillo was born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic -
First Flight
Wright Brothers fly first motorized airplane -
World War 1
World War I begins -
First Marriage
Trujillo marries his first wife, Aminta Ledesima and they have two daughters -
New Job
Trujillo became a weigher on a sugar plantation. -
Military Career Begins
Trujillo took the opportunity to train as an officer for the Constabulary Guard, under the U.S. Marines -
Continuing Military Career
Trujillo is named commander in chief of the National Army. -
Penicillin
Alexander Flemming discovers penicillin. -
Rise to Power
Trujillo wins the presidential elections and comes to power. -
Massacre
Trujillo ordered the massacre of thousands of Haitian migrants due to his anti-Haitian prejudice -
Immaculada Concepcion/ Chapter 2
Dede, Minerva, and Patria head off to Immaculada Concepcion -
World War II
Hilter invades Poland, beginning World War II -
Fortunes/ Chapter 1
Papa tells the sisters' "fortunes" -
Beginning/Chapter 1
Dede feels as though her future is beginning -
Disastrous Play/ Chapter 2
Sinita, Elsa, Lourdes, amd Minerva perform their play for Trujillo, but it goes terribly wrong when Sinita points a bow and arrow at Trujillo. -
Communcion/Chapter 3
Maria Teresa goes to her First Communion. -
Death/Chapter 4
Patria's baby dies -
Caught/Chapter 3
Maria Teresa buries her journal once Hilda is caught in the convent by the police -
Unburried/ Chapter 4
Patria unburries her baby and is horrified to find it covered in ants -
Proposal/ Chapter 5
Jaimito proposes to Dede and she accepts -
Burned/ Chapter 5
Dede burns the letters from Lio instead of giving them to Minerva -
Cheater/ Chapter 6
Minerva finds out that her father has been cheating on their mother with another woman -
The Slap/ Chapter 6
Minerva slaps Trujillo during the dance -
New President
Under pressure from the Organization of American States, Trujillo ceded the presidency to his brother, Héctor -
The Dream/ Chapter 7
Maria Teresa begins havin the dream about her wedding and seeing her father in his coffin -
University/Chapter 7
Maria Teresa goes to join Minerva at university -
First Satellite
Russia launches Sputnik I. -
Child care/Chapter 8
Minerva asks Patria to look after Manolito because she will be on the road a lot. -
Fire/ Chapter 9
Nelson and Pedrito are taken by the SIM and the house is burned down -
Taken/ Chapter 9
Minerva and Maria Teresa are taken by the SIM -
Home coming/ Chapter 10
Nelson is released and allowed to return to the family -
Refusal/ Chapter 10
Pedrito is offered freedom if he divorces Patria but he refuses. -
Failed Assasination
Trujillo sends agents to assassinate Betancourt in Caracas after he sponsored a plan to remove him -
Trujillo's Death
Trujillo was ambushed on the way home in his car. He was gunned down by seven assassins.
