Month: December 2024

Puerto Rico Facts and Information about the Island of Puerto Rico Isla del Encanto

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Puerto Rico Basic Facts Courtesy of History In 1993, Puerto Rico celebrated the 500th anniversary of its discovery by Colombus. Settled by explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, the Island was a Spanish possession for over four centuries. Puerto Rico came under United States sovereignty by the Treaty of Paris signed on December 10, 1898, terminating the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans have been US citizens since 1917. In July 1950, the US Congress enacted Public Law 600. It provided that existing laws which defined the political, economic, and fiscal relationship between…

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The Rapid Rise of GeoTLDs

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Top-level domains (TLDs) come in many forms. There are the original classics, like .com and .net, which launched way back in the 1980s. Then, there are the newer kids on the block, including niche TLDs like .shop and .deal. There are also a host of international and region-specific TLDs. These include country-code TLDs, like .de for Germany, .cn for China, and .uk for the United Kingdom, as well as the more recently released geographic or GeoTLDs, which are similar, but different in several key ways. Despite being relatively recent additions…

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