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Hawaii Grants US Exlusive Use Of Pearl Harbor
The senate allowed the US to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base by extending use of the treaty, adding an amendment as clause II. -
Grover Cleveland RE Elected President
In United States election of 1892, former President Grover Cleveland ran for re-election against President Benjamin Harrison, who was also running for re-election. Cleveland defeated Harrison. -
Hawaiian Queen Overthrown
Anti-monarchial elements within the Kingdom of Hawaii, composed largely of American citizens, engineered the overthrow of its native monarch, Queen Lili'uokalani. Hawaii was initially reconstituted as an independent republic, but the ultimate goal of the revolutionaries was the annexation of the islands to the United States, which was finally accomplished in 1898. -
William McKinley Elected President
William McKinley former Congressman and Governor of Ohio, won the 1896 election and became the 23rd U.S. President. -
Spanish-American War
The origin of the 1898 Spanish-American War began was the Wilson-Gorman Tariff. The American tariff put restrictions on sugar imports to the United States severely hurt the economy of Cuba. Which was based on producing and selling sugar. -
Roosevelt cecomes President
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. His tenure is marked by the construction of the Panama Canal in 1904. President Theodore Roosevelt was the first United States President to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. -
Roosevelt's Elected
resulted in the election to a full term for President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt had succeeded to the presidency upon the assassination of William McKinley. -
Taft is Elected
President Theodore Roosevelt honoring a promise not to seek a third term, persuaded the Republican Party to nominate William Howard Taft, his close friend and Secretary of War, to become his successor. -
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was brought on by disagreement among the Mexican people over the dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz. Who stayed in office for thirty one years. During that time, power was concentrated in the hands of a select few. The people had no power to express their opinions or select their public officials. -
Wilson Elected
Wilson defeated Taft, Roosevelt, and Debs in the general election. Winning a huge majority. Wilson became the only elected president from the Democratic Party between 1892 and 1932. -
Panama Canal Opens
The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Work on the canal began in 1880 and was completed in 1914, making it no longer necessary for ships to sail the Cape Horn route and to navigate the dangerous waters of the Magellan Straits. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken. -
Pancho Villa Makes A Raid In US
several hundred Mexican guerrillas under the command of Pancho Villa cross the U.S.-Mexican border and attack the small border town of Columbus, New Mexico. Seventeen Americans were killed, and the center of town was burned. It was unclear whether Villa personally participated in the attack, but President Woodrow Wilson ordered the U.S. Army into Mexico to capture the rebel leader dead or alive.
