1961: DOMINICANS CELEBRATE DAWN OF FREEDOM: More than 100;000 people celebrate joyously in the streets of the Dominican Republic as they hail what they feel is the end of 30 years of oppressive dictatorship. Units of the U.S. Navy were standing by when two brothers of the slain dictator Trujillo returned to the country. They quickly returned to exile and two opposition leaders were free to enter the country.