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3 days ago · By mid-January 1899, the bridge was nearing completion. The completed bridge was 1,647 feet long—the longest span covering 225 feet. It consisted of two pin-connected 12-panel Pratt trusses, or ...
2 days ago · The Philippine–American War, [11] known alternatively as the Philippine Insurrection, Filipino–American War, [a] or Tagalog Insurgency, [12] [13] [14] was fought between the First Philippine Republic and the United States from February 4, 1899, until July 2, 1902. [15] Tensions arose after the United States annexed the Philippines under the ...
- American victory, American occupation of the Philippines; dissolution of the First Philippine Republic
4 days ago · The combined impact of these events led in the United States to demands for war, as “Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain” became a popular battle cry. Even after these affronts to America’s honor, McKinley continued his restrained approach. He submitted a measured report on the sinking of the Maine and use mild diplomatic language ...
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4 days ago · There were a lot of “firsts” in the Vietnam War, including it being the first war Americans watched from the comfort of their living rooms on the nightly TV news. Less familiar to most of the public was the return to river warfare, a type of combat not witnessed since the Civil War. Though the U.S. Navy developed a class of river patrol ...
4 days ago · who volunteered and fought with the Rough riders during the Spanish American war of 1898, to their father J.M. McCurdy ... with an introduction by Joseph Tyler Butt. Understanding U. S. Military Conflicts Through Primary Sources by James R. Arnold (Editor); Roberta Wiener (Editor)
5 days ago · President McKinley Puts the Philippines on the U.S. Map. In this account of an 1899 meeting with a delegation of Methodist church leaders, President William McKinley defends his decision to support the annexation of the Philippines in the wake of the U.S. war in that country. Hold a moment longer! Not quite yet, gentlemen!
3 days ago · The Klondike Gold Rush [n 1] was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.
