Beefmaster Cattle Facts. Beefmaster cattle are an American creation, resulting from the crossing of shorthorn and Hereford cows with Bos Inidus -- or Brahman -- bulls. They were the brainchild of Texas rancher Tom Lasater in the early 1930s, but the pedigree of his foundation stock is unknown.
Haiti earthquake of 2010, large-scale earthquake that occurred January 12, 2010, on the West Indian island of Hispaniola, comprising the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Most severely affected was Haiti, occupying the western third of the island. An exact death toll proved elusive in the ensuing chaos.
While such a large-scale slave rebellion was not repeated, the Haitian Revolution stood as a model for achieving emancipation for slaves in the rest of the Atlantic world. In 1807, Britain permanently abolished the slave trade, although the practice of slavery was not abolished in the British Empire until 1834.