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Spanish-American War Dates

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  • United States gains control of Pearl Harbor

    United States gains control of Pearl Harbor
    Hawaii grants United States exclusive use of Pearl Harbor.

  • Grover Cleveland is president,

    Grover Cleveland is president,
    Grover Cleveland was elected president. By hsving more votes,

  • Queen Liliuokalani is out-of thrown.

    Queen Liliuokalani is out-of thrown.
    Planters in Hawaii overthrow the Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani.

  • William Mckinley is elected president.

    William Mckinley is elected president.
    In 1896, William McKinley was elected president for his first term.

  • Spanish - American War

    Spanish - American War
    April 21, 1898. But the "exact" date depends on your definition of "start". Spain declared war on April 23. On April 25, Congress declared that a state of war between the United States and Spain had existed since April 20 (later changed to April 21). The first battle was May 1, at Manila Bay. ( Answer was from yahoo answers )

  • McKinley is dead, new president.

    McKinley is dead, new president.
    Roosevelt became president on September 14, 1901 when President McKinley died after being shot on September 6, 1901. He was the youngest man to ever become president at the age of 42. In 1904, he was the obvious choice for the Republican nomination. ( from americanhistory.com)

  • William Howard Taft becomes president.

    William Howard Taft becomes president.
    In 1908, Taft was supported by Roosevelt to run for president. He became the Republican nominee with James Sherman as his Vice President. He was opposed by William Jennings Bryan. The campaign was about personality more than issues. Taft won with 52% of the popular vote (Info from http://americanhistory.about.com/od/williamhowardtaft/p/ptaft.htm)

  • Woodrow Wilson is elected President.

    Woodrow Wilson is elected President.
    Wilson desired to be nominated for the presidency and campaigned for the nomination. He was nominated by the Democratic Party with Thomas Marshall as his vice president. He was opposed not only by incumbent President William Taft but also by Bull Moose candidate Theodore Roosevelt. The Republican Party was divided between Taft and Roosevelt which meant that Wilson easily won the presidency with 42% of the vote. (info from http://americanhistory.about.com/od/woodrowwilson/p/pwilson.htm)

  • Panama Canal Opens

    Panama Canal Opens
    Information from.....From 1819, Panama was part of the federation and country of Colombia but when Colombia rejected United States plans to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, the U.S. supported a revolution that led to the independence of Panama in 1903