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1st auto insurance policy in US issued, by Travelers Insurance Co.
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USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor and 258 sailors died
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President William McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain
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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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United States forces, including Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders outnumbered and defeated Spanish forces at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill near the Spanish stronghold of Santiago de Cuba
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During the Spanish American War, a fleet of Spanish ships in Cuba's Santiago Harbor attempted to run a blockade of U.S. naval forces. Nearly all of the Spanish ships were destroyed in the battle that came after this.
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Spaniards surrender to US forces at Santiago de Cuba
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Spain formally agrees to a peace protocol on U.S. terms: the cession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Manila in the Philippines to the United States pending a final peace treaty.
