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Important Dates Occuring Around The Spanish-American War
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Pearl Harbor is Taken Into U.S. Possesion
In 1887 on Novembr 9th the U.S. took Pearl Harbor from Hawaii. Efforts were then made to improve the naval base's facilities support the Phillipines in 1898. http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/shipprofiles/p/pearlharbor.htm -
Grover Cleveland is lected President.
Grover Cleveland and his Vice-President Adlai Stevenson are elected into office on Nov. 8th, 1892. He won the election against Benjamin Harrison. -
Queen Liliukalani is Overthrown in Hawaii
On 14 January 1893, a group composed of Americans and Europeans formed a Committee of Safety seeking to overthrow the Hawaiian Kingdom. With the aid of the U.S. Marines they overthrew the Hawaiin Monarchy. -
William McKinley is Elected President
In 1896, William McKinley was nominated president for the Republican Party with Garret Hobart as his Vice-President. He was running against William Bryan. McKinley won 51% of the votes. -
Spanish-American War Begins
The war between Spain and America begin. America sends the Rough Riders to Cuba and takes control of Spain's control. The War then ends on Agust 12th. -
Mckinley is assasinated. Theodore Rossevelt is president
President McKinley is shot in Buffalo New York on Septemer 6th. HE then died later on September 14th. Leon Czolgosz was the murder who was an Anarchist. (picture of Czolgosz on the left) -
Theodore Roosevelt is re-elected
Theodore Roosevelt is re-elected president. Last time Roosevelt was president he was taking up the position of the recently assasinated president, McKinley. -
William Taft Is President
As a member of Roosevelt's cabinet, he had declared that his future ambition was to serve on the presidential campaign. -
Woodrow Wilson President
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Panama Canal Opens Up
