Significantly, Oller included two postmarks that turn this portrait into a representation of the transformations that took place with the War of 1898. The map of Puerto Rico that McKinley holds ...

The National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition addresses the War of 1898, a pivotal but often forgotten period in history The new exhibition “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions” aims ...

American War relics to early 1900s silver coins - and it keeps giving. In this hunt, we uncover yet another bucket lister find of a lifetime, along with antique bottles and military-related artifacts.

On this day in history, April 20, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain. The declaration requested by the 25th U.S. president was in response to an ongoing ...

This new adaptation of the 1898 H.G. Wells novel has many of the hallmarks of a campy sci-fi B movie: cheesy dialogue, ...

Step into the past with the History Seekers as we explore the grounds of a long-forgotten U.S. military training camp from 1898, where troops ... the Spanish-American War. With metal detectors ...

“Batalla en la Bahía de Manila, 1 de mayo del 1898 (Battle of Manila Bay May 1, 1898),” (1899) by Ildefonso Sanz y Doménech. Oil on canvas. The painting is part of the National Portrait ...

The sinking of the Maine, which had been in Havana since February 15, 1898, on an official observation visit, was a climax in pre-war tension between the United States and Spain. In the American ...

April 21, 1898 marks the beginning of the Spanish-American War. President William McKinley ordered a naval blockade of Cuba 125 years ago as diplomatic relations between the United States and ...

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The exhibit, “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions,” recognizes the 125th anniversary of a period that saw three major events with geopolitical repercussions – the War of 1898 ...