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The first day of the month which gradually builds up to the Spanish-American War
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The battleship USS Maine is sunk in the Havana harbor in Cuba.
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President McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain over Cuba.
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The United States defeated the Spanish Pacific fleet in Manila Bay, Philippines.
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders storm San Juan Hill in Cuba to fight against Spain. It was a U.S./Cuban victory.
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American Naval forces completely destroy the Spanish fleet in Santiago, Cuba.
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Spanish forces surrender to the United States in Santiago, Cuba.
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The United States and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace which formally ended the Spanish-American War.
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The United States and Spain officially end the Spain-American War by signing the Treaty of Paris, and gave the U.S. control over Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
