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Hawaii grants US exclusive use of Pearl Harbor.
This treaty was ratified by the Hawaiian Senate and signed by the King on 29 October 1887 Image; Google images
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Grover Cleveland is elected president.
22nd & 24th US President, 1885-89 & 1893-97. Image From; Google Images
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Planters overthrow the Hawaiian queen, Liliuokalani.
On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president. Image; Google images
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Sino-Japanese war ends with Japanese victory over China.
By the time the conflict broke out in 1894, Japan had emerged from her centuries of isolation and boldly stepped into the modern world, adopting Western-style education and industry. Image; Google images
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William McKinley is elected president.
25th president of the United States. Pictures; Google Images
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Spanish-American War takes place.
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence. American attacks on Spain's Pacific possessions led to involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately to the Philippine-American War. Image; Google images
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Republic of Panama established
The Republic of Panama with an area of approximately 29,700 sq. Miles (76,900 sq. km.), located between Costa Rica and Colombia. Image; Google images
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Roosevelt is elected president
This was the first election in the United States since 1876 in which the Democratic candidate won a majority of the popular vote. Image; Google images
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Russo-Japanese War begins.
The Russo-Japanese War developed out of the rivalry between Russia and Japan for dominance in Korea and Manchuria. Image; Google images
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Panama Canal opens.
The United States bought the French concession to the canal and the Panama Railroad in 1904 for USD $40,000,000. Image; Google images
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