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PRESIDENT MICKINLEY WAS ASSASSINATED IN SEPTEMBER 14 1901
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The Spanish-American War is often referred to as the first "media war." During the 1890s, journalism that sensationalized—and sometimes even manufactured—dramatic events was a powerful force that helped propel the United States into war with Spain. Led by newspaper owners William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, journalism of the 1890s used melodrama, romance, and hyperbole to sell millions of newspapers--a style that became known as yellow journalism.
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In the first battle between Spanish and American Forces, U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines.
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• June 12 – General Aguinaldo signs the Philippine Declaration of Independence and becomes first president of the Philippines after defeating most of the Spanish Army and having encircled Manila
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THE ROUGH RIDERS HAD LITTLE TRAINING BUT COULD ALREADY RIDE AND SHOOT SO THE Y WERE SENT TO CUBA
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• June 20-21 – U.S. takes possession of Guam from Spain.
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The Rough Riders were landed at Daiquiri, Cuba on June 22, and saw their first action in the Battle of Las Guasimas on June 24. The Rough Riders were part of the large American force that assembled for the assault on the Spanish fortifications protecting the city of Santiago. On the night of June 30, the eve of the big battle, Colonel Leonard Wood was promoted in the field to Brigadier General and Theodore Roosevelt was made Colonel of the Rough Riders.
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• July 3 – The U.S. destroys the Spanish Caribbean Fleet, also known as the Flota de Ultramar, under the command of Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
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• July 4 – Spain losses possession of the Wake Islands to the U.S.
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• July 16 – Santiago de Cuba, the second largest city in Cuba falls to U.S
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July 25 – U.S. takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain
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July 25 – August 13 – The Battle of Manila, the last and decisive battle of the Spanish-American War and also the shortest between the Spaniards and the U.S. was fought and won by the U.S. Army. Physical conflict ends.
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December 10, 1898: The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives from the U.S. and Spain. After extensive debate, the treaty is ratified by the U.S. senate on February 6, 1899. Under the treaty, the U.S. acquires control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
