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Troops on the march, Spanish American War. Artist Glackens, William J., 1870-1938. Library of Congress Congress approved President McKinley's request for a declaration of war on April 25 ...

Metal detecting at Spanish-American War camps brought us some incredible surprises! These camps, active from 1898 to 1899 and later before World War I, yielded rare finds, including a large intact ...

In 1962, the annual Veterans Day parade in Lancaster had three special guests — Fairfield County men who had fought in the Spanish-American War. The first veteran was Roy Samuel Hughey ...

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Meanwhile, troops stationed away from the fighting also faced danger. When the Spanish-American War was declared, thousands of U.S. volunteers entered training camps in the southeastern United States.

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The handing over of Guam and Philippines would have greater repercussions down the road, as placed the United States on a collision course with another ...