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The Spanish–American War in 1898 was a major war fought by the United States and the Kingdom of Spain in the Spanish territories of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The war was triggered with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbour. Cuban rebels fought alongside American troops throughout the war on the Cuban island.
The United Nations headquarters has been situated along the East River in Midtown Manhattan since 1952; in 1945, the United States was a founding member of the UN. The United States has an established structure of foreign relations, and it has the world's second-largest diplomatic corps as of 2024.
The Battle of Manila ( Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila; Spanish: Batalla de Manila ), sometimes called the Mock Battle of Manila, [1] was a land engagement which took place in Manila on August 13, 1898, at the end of the Spanish–American War, four months after the decisive victory by Commodore Dewey 's Asiatic Squadron at the Battle of Manila Bay.
The United States freed Cuba (after an occupation by the U.S. Army). By the peace treaty Spain ceded to the United States its colonies of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. The Navy set up coaling stations there and in Hawaii (which was forcibly overthrown in 1893, via a coup d'état against Queen Liliʻuokalani and annexed later in 1898).
10 December: Spain and the United States sign the Treaty of Paris. 1899. 1 January: Military government installed by the United States. 11 April: Spanish–American War officially ends. 1901. 21 February: Constitution of the Republic of Cuba is adopted. 31 December: Estrada Palma is elected the first president of the Republic of Cuba. 1902
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps , the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the ...
The Spanish Empire declares war on the United States, April 23, 1898; Invasion of Guantánamo Bay, June 6, 1898 – June 10, 1898; Capture of Guam, June 20, 1898 – June 21, 1898; Battle of Santiago de Cuba, July 3, 1898; Invasion of Puerto Rico, July 25, 1898 – August 13, 1898; Protocol of Peace signed on August 12, 1898; Treaty of Paris ...
