1 Nation Oldest, newest: Woman becomes U.S. citizen at 103. Oldest, newest: Woman becomes U.S. citizen at 103Hong Inh uses a wheelchair; with the aid of relatives she was able to stand Tuesday for the oath and later for The Star-Spangled Banner. 2  Washington Border wall dispute threatens to shut down government.
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The Venezuelan War of Independence was one of the Spanish American wars of independence of the early nineteenth century, when independence movements in Latin America fought against rule by the Spanish Empire, emboldened by Spain's troubles in the Napoleonic Wars. The establishment of the Supreme Caracas Junta following the forced deposition of Vicente Emparan as Captain General of the Captaincy General of Venezuela on April 19, 1810, marked the beginnings of the war. On July 5, 1811, seven of th