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

  • Published June 24, 2013
letter from Castro to FDR
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.
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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
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What’s even crazier is that the guy is STILL ALIVE!

Source: U.S. National Archives

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