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Spain's ambassador to the U.S., Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, resigned.
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U.S.S. Maine explodes in Havana Harbor.
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U.S. President William McKinley signed the Joint Resolution for war with Spain and the ultimatum was forwarded to Spain.
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U.S. and Cuban troops took El Viso Fort, the town of El Caney, and San Juan Heights. Spanish General Vara del Rey died in the fighting.
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The Spanish fleet attempt to leave the bay was halted as the U.S. squadron under Admiral Schley destroyed the Spanish destroyer Furor,
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Santiago surrenders to U.S. troops.
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Peace protocol that ended all hostilities between Spain and the United States in the war fronts of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines was signed in Washington, D.C.
