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William Hearst
He said " You Furnish the Pictures I'll Furnish the War".
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Mckinley becomes President
William Mckinley was the 25th President of the United States. He served from March 4,1897 to his assassination in September 1901. -
Explosion of U.S.S Maine.
At 9:40 on the evening of 15 February, a terrible explosion on board Maine shattered the stillness in Havana Harbor. -
Spanish Declares War
Spain declares war on America. -
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Spanish American War
The time of the Spanish American War -
United states declares war
U.S.A declares war on Spain
Newspapers all over the nation are telling "Congress Declares War On Spain" -
Spanish American War begins
The first attack at Manila Bay, Cuba. -
Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders travel to Tampa to fight in the Spanish American War.
On May 29, 1898, 1060 Rough Riders and 1258 of their horses and mules made their way to the Southern Pacific railroad to travel to Tampa, Florida where they would set off for Cuba. -
U.S. Troops Land in Cuba
United States Troops land in Cuba for the Spanish American War. -
U.S. Defeats Spanish at San Juan Hill
United States Defeats Spanish in the battle at San Juan Hill. -
Signing of The Protocol of Peace
The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two. -
Peace treaty signed
The Treaty of Paris is signed in Paris, France.
The war only lasted 3 months, 2 weeks, and 4 days -
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103 years of Waiting
It took 103 years for America to give Theodore Roosevelt a Medel of Honor. -
Theodore Roosevelt gets a Medel of Honor
After waiting 103 years he finally gets a Medel of Honor
