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    TIMELINE OF THE… SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

    Nov 27, 2017 1 minute
    Source:   This artist’s depiction captures the nature of the US naval victory at the Battle of Manila Bay  

    “THE BATTLESHIP USS MAINE EXPLODES AND SINKS IN HAVANA HARBOUR, KILLING MORE THAN 200 AMERICAN SAILORS”

    1 May 1898

    BATTLE OF MANILA BAY

    The US Navy’s Asiatic Fleet under Commodore George Dewey defeats a Spanish naval squadron in the Battle of Manila Bay, deciding

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