Spanish-American TimeToast Timeline

July 1 , 1898

Jan 1, 1898

San Juan Hill taken by "Rough Riders".

february 1898

Feb 9, 1898

Hearst publishes Dupuy du Lome's letter insulting McKinley.

February 15 , 1898

Feb 15, 1898

Sinking of the USS Maine

April 20 , 1898

Apr 20, 1898

US and Spain at war.

July 3 , 1898

Jul 3, 1898

Battle of Santiago Spain's Caribbean fleet destroyed.

July 17 , 1898

Jul 17, 1898

City of Santiago surrenders to General William Shafter.

August 12 , 1898

Aug 12, 1898

Spain signs armistice

December 10 , 1898

Dec 10, 1898

Treaty of Paris signed

January 23 , 1899

Jan 23, 1899

Philippines declares itself an independent republic