We recall the 118th anniversary of Cuba's independence.
My grandmother was a little girl and told me stories of people walking in the streets and waving flags from the windows.
It was a happy day for a country that had been under Spain's rule (1492-1898) and then occupied by the US until 1902.
Of course, Cuba's history was shattered by the communist takeover of 1959 and the subsequent Castro family dictatorship.
Maybe Cubans will someday enjoy a real independence day from this tyrannical and oppressive regime.
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