The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . is fate is not definitely known, said Bennie. What happened February 15, 1898, that aroused the indig-nation of Americans? The battle-ship Maine, which had been sent on a friendly missionto Havana, was blown upin that harbor, and thatwas the dhect cause ofour war with Spain, for thecause was never clearlydiscovered, while all sortsof ugly rumors were afloat,replied Ray. Go on in turn and tellthe events of the war withSpain. Apr
The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . is fate is not definitely known, said Bennie. What happened February 15, 1898, that aroused the indig-nation of Americans? The battle-ship Maine, which had been sent on a friendly missionto Havana, was blown upin that harbor, and thatwas the dhect cause ofour war with Spain, for thecause was never clearlydiscovered, while all sortsof ugly rumors were afloat,replied Ray. Go on in turn and tellthe events of the war withSpain. April 21, General Wood-ford, U. S. Minister toSpain, gave up his pass-ports, which was a politeway of declaring war, andthe President signed the order for the United States squadron to go toCuba. April 22, the first shots of the war were fired by the gunboatNashville in capturing a Spanish merchantman, and the blockade ofCuban ports began. April 24, Spain made a declaration of war. April 27, the batteries at Mantanza were silenced. The MonitorTerror captured the steamer Guido, with a valuable cargo. April 29, the flagship New York silenced the batteries at WILLIAM McKINLEY. 284 A HUNDRED YEARS OF PROGRESS. May i, Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila ii, Ensign Bagley and four men were killed at was the first American to lose his life in the war. The sameday, in cutting the cable at Cienfuegos, one American was killed. May 12, the first infantry landed at Cabanas, and had the firstland skirmish. And Sampson bombarded San Juan, Porto Rico, to see ?|gp|^5^ if the Spanish fleet were there. 11 May 19, Cerverasfleet was reported to beat Santiago. May 25, the Presi-dent called for seventy-five thousand more vol-unteers. May 27, four Spanish steamers were captured. May 29, the night attack of the Pluton and Furor was repulsed. May 31, the Massa-chusetts, Iowa, and NewOrleans had a fight withthe Cristobal Colon andfour land batteries.
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