In 1950, Serna earned his Ph.D. from the University of Havana, where he had befriended a classmate named Fidel Castro.
Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro|Doug McIntyre|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“At least it keeps the mosquitoes away,” one of my table-mates said, as we watched the swooshes of smoke waft into the Havana sky.
Canada ♥ Cuba Just Got Complicated|Shinan Govani|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nothing captures the exuberance and sensory experience of Havana quite like this.
Book Bag: Great Books About Cuba|Julia Cooke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lastly, the re-opening of diplomatic ties between Havana and Washington gives Brazil a chance to push for changes in Cuba.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers|Catalina Lobo-Guererro|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So in America, “Havana Club” is made by Bacardi in Puerto Rico and can be found in five states.
Why Congress Hates Your Cuban Rum|Tim Mak|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If there be a music peculiar to Havana, I expect that I shall hear some of it next summer.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1|Elizabeth Bisland
On the morning after the funeral there came a letter from Havana addressed to Mr. Dinneford.
Cast Adrift|T. S. Arthur
All these would have been united, strategically, by placing our armored divisions before Havana and Cienfuegos.
Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles|Alfred T. Mahan
In short, ideas on sanitation in London were much like those in Havana before the summer of 1898.
Milton's England|Lucia Ames Mead
We were more like a shipload of lunatics than anything else when we ran in under Morro Castle, and anchored in Havana.
Man Overboard!|F(rancis) Marion Crawford
British Dictionary definitions for Havana
Havana
/ (həˈvænə) /
noun
the capital of Cuba, a port in the northwest on the Gulf of Mexico: the largest city in the Caribbean; founded in 1514 as San Cristóbal de la Habana by Diego Velásquez. Pop: 2 192 000 (2005 est)Spanish name: Habana Related adjective: Habanero
Capital of Cuba and largest city in the country, located in western Cuba; the largest city and chief port of the West Indies and one of the oldest cities in the Americas.
notes for Havana
The sinking of the American battleship Maine in Havana harbor in 1898 led to the Spanish-American War.