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AMERICAN BOYS' LIFE
May 1. Spanish fleet in Manila Bay sunk by American war-ships under command of Commodore Dewey.
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May 25. The President issued a call for 75,000 additional volunteers.
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June 29. Yale University conferred upon President McKinley the degree of LL.D.
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July 1 and 2. Land battles on the outskirts of Santiago, Cuba, won by the United States troops.
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July 3. Spanish fleet in Cuban waters destroyed near Santiago Bay by American war-ships under Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley.
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July 7. Joint resolution of Congress providing for the annexation of Hawaii received the approval of the President.
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August 9. Spain formally accepted the President's terms of peace.
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August 12. The peace protocol was signed. An armistice was proclaimed, and the Cuban blockade raised.
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| August 13. City of Manila taken. | ||
October 17. The President received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Chicago.
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October 18. United States took possession of Porto Rico.
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December 10. The treaty of peace between Spain and the United States was signed at Paris.
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| 1899. | February 1. United States flag raised at Guam.
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February 10. Peace treaty with Spain signed by the President.
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| March 17. Peace treaty signed by the Queen Regent of Spain. |
