■ On April 22, 2000, 6-yearold Eli√°n Gonzalez, who was the sole survivor of an abortive attempt by 13 other Cuban citizens to enter America as illegal immigrants, was taken by a S.W.A.T. team from his Miami relatives. Following a number of court battles, the child was returned to his father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez.
■ On April 23, 1898, Spain declared war on the U.S. after rejecting its ultimatum to …