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August 30 – José Ramón Amieva, acting Mayor of Mexico City 2018 [4] October 23 – Kate del Castillo , television actress ( La Reina del Sur ) [ 5 ] October 23 – Dominika Paleta , Polish-Mexican actress
In 1845, the Rio Grande was established as the border between Mexico and the U.S. state of Texas. The river has many meanders, which result in "fingers" of land that are nearly surrounded by territory of the other country, such as the Horcón Tract, a 413-acre (1.67 km 2) finger that was surrounded by the river (and Mexico) except for a narrow connection at its northeast end.
General elections were held in Mexico on 5 July 1970. [1] The presidential elections were won by Luis Echeverría, who received 86% of the vote. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party won 178 of the 213 seats, [2] as well as winning all 64 seats in the Senate election. [3]
General elections were held in Mexico on 4 July 1976. [1] José López Portillo was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won 195 of the 237 seats, [2] as well as winning 64 seats in the Senate election.
General elections were held in Mexico on 4 July 1982. [1] The presidential elections were won by Miguel de la Madrid, who received 74% of the vote.In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won 299 of the 372 seats, [2] as well as winning 63 of the 64 seats in the Senate election. [3]
On November 24, 2009, the U.S. ceded six islands in the Rio Grande to Mexico. At the same time, Mexico ceded three islands and two bancos to the U.S. This transfer, which had been pending for 20 years, was the first application of Article III of the 1970 Boundary Treaty. [3] [4] [5]
The 1972 election remains the last when Santa Fe, Taos or Mora counties provided a Republican majority or plurality, [3] and Nixon won Mora County by a mere thirty votes. At the other extreme, solidly Republican Lea County in the Plains region was won by Nixon by 55.4 percent, and Lincoln County , which had not voted Democrat since Franklin D ...
Elections were held on November 7, 1972, and elected the members of the 93rd United States Congress.The election took place during the later stages of the Vietnam War.The Republican Party won a landslide victory in the presidential election, and picked up seats in the House, but the Democratic Party easily retained control of Congress.