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Auto Insurance
1st auto insurance policy in US issued, by Travelers Insurance Co. -
USS Maine
USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor and 258 sailors died -
War On Spain
President William McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain -
The First Battle
In the first battle between Spanish and American Forces, U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines. -
The Spanish Defeated
United States forces, including Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders outnumbered and defeated Spanish forces at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill near the Spanish stronghold of Santiago de Cuba -
Strong Naval Forces
During the Spanish American War, a fleet of Spanish ships in Cuba's Santiago Harbor attempted to run a blockade of U.S. naval forces. Nearly all of the Spanish ships were destroyed in the battle that came after this. -
The Surrender
Spaniards surrender to US forces at Santiago de Cuba -
The End To a Very Brief War
Spain formally agrees to a peace protocol on U.S. terms: the cession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Manila in the Philippines to the United States pending a final peace treaty.
