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Chronology of Events
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xiii Chro nol ogy of Events Feb ru ary 25, 1895 Cuban in sur rec tion be gins. Feb ru ary 1896 Gen eral Va ler i ano Weyler in itiates re con cen tra tion pol icy. Jan u ary 15, 1898 USS Maine ar rives in Ha vana. Feb ru ary 15, 1898 USS Maine de stroyed by mys ter i ous ex plo sion. March 17, 1898 Sen a tor Red field Proc tor re ports to Con gress on bru tal con di tions in Cuba. March 28, 1898 Board of in quiry re ports ex ter nal cause of Maine ex plo sion. April 11, 1898 Pres i dent McKin ley is sues war mes sage to Con gress. April 19, 1898 Con gress passes joint res o lu tion in favor of inter ven tion in Cuba. May 1, 1898 Ad mi ral George Dewey com mands de ci sive vic tory over Span ish fleet in Ma nila. July 1, 1898 U.S. ground troops win bat tles near San tiago at El Caney and the San Juan Heights. July 3, 1898 U.S. squad ron de stroys Span ish fleet out side San tiago. July 26, 1898 U.S. troops in vade Puerto Rico. Au gust 12, 1898 United States and Spain agree to cease fire. Oc to ber 1898 Pres i dent McKin ley takes speak ing tour through the Mid west fo cus ing on U.S. ex pan sion. De cem ber 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris for mally con cludes war with Spain and cedes au thor ity over Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Phi lip pines, and Guam to the United States. Feb ru ary 4, 1899 First shots fired in the Philippine-American War. Feb ru ary 6, 1899 Treaty of Paris rat ified by U.S. Sen ate. [3.14.132.214] Project MUSE (2024-04-19 11:35 GMT) The Cross of War ...