On February 13, 1898, the USS ... Spanish forces surrendered. They did on July 17, but the damage had already been done. Fewer than 400 American soldiers were killed in combat during the war.

On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -People gathered in Bangor ... but it was one of the factors that led to the Spanish-American War. “It’s one of those days where we do remember, and while we, as the ...

On February 13, 1898, the USS Maine exploded in a Havana harbor ... troops stationed away from the fighting also faced danger. When the Spanish-American War was declared, thousands of U.S ...