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  Hearst publishes Dupuy du Lome's letter insulting McKinley.
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  Sinking of the USS Maine
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  McKinley approves war with Spain
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  San Juan Hill taken by "Rough Riders"
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  Spain's Caribbean fleet destroyed.
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  City of Santiago surrenders to General William Shafter
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  Spain signs armistice
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