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Unbelievable: A Letter Written by 14-Year-Old Fidel Castro Discovered in the National Archives

Discover the unbelievable! A letter written by Fidel Castro, at the age of 14, was recently discovered in the National Archives. Read the story and see the letter here.
Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Irish Free State legation, Florida Avenue." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.
Picketing the White House at Wilson's second inauguration, March 4, 1917

Wow, this one is cool. We dug it up on the National Archives’ site.

This is a letter from a young Fidel Castro, at the age of 14, who was a student at Colegio de Dolores school in Santiago, Cuba.

letter from Castro to FDR
letter from Castro to FDR

What’s even crazier is that the guy is STILL ALIVE!

Source: U.S. National Archives

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