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Alaskan Purchase
William Seward bought Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million. -
Cleveland for president
Grover Cleveland became president for his first time out of two terms as president. -
Pearl Harbor
The US gains exclusive use of Pearl harbor in Hawaii. -
Queen Liliuokalani
Liliuokalani becomes queen after the death of her brother. -
Planters Revolt
Americans sign a pettition against the annexation of Hawaii, and stage a revolt against the queen. -
USS Maine
The USS Maine exploded in Havanna harbor therefor one of the reasons the war begun. -
spanish war begins
The Spanish American war begins. -
Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders, a group of volunteer soilders, attacked San Jauan Hill. -
Spanish American peace treaty
A peace treaty between Spain and the US was signed, therefor ending the SpanishAmerican war. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes presidant.
Theodore Roosevelt becomes presidant after William McKinley.