The Spanish defeated at the Battle of San Juan Heights and destroyed off Santiago Bay, Cuba.
Spanish surrender at Santiago. Protocol of Peace signed. Hostilities ended
CONGRESS DECLARES WAR!
The United States' continued assistance for Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish control, as well as the inexplicable explosion of the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor.
The start
War Extra
War Extra
May 1, 1898
BOOM!!
Battle between U.S. Commodore Dewey and Spanish forces. Spanish fleet defeated  at Manila Bay in the Philippines.