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...Navy, Roosevelt dispatched Commodore George Dewey and the U.S. Pacific Fleet to the Philippines. On May 1, 1898, Dewey destroyed the Spanish squadron at Manila Bay without a single U.S. casualty. A peace agreement was signed on Aug. 12, and with a formal treaty in December, Spain ceded Puerto Rico and Guam, sold the Philippines to the U.S. for $20 million and granted independence to Cuba PHILIPPINES Manila Guam
...over the habit of casting covetous glances toward Canada.) But not until just before he reached the presidency had the nation finally burst through its continental confines. In 1898 the Spanish-American War and its aftermath had placed under U.S. supervision a whole collection of territories and dependencies: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. Suddenly, to Roosevelt's utter delight, the U.S. was acting on a world stage, across two oceans. As Assistant Secretary of the Navy under McKinley--a job that should have been nearly meaningless but that he turned into a power center--he had urged...
...died, public relations consultant Stacey Udell, 39, of Dix Hills, N.Y., wanted to show her mom Ellie Meyrowitz, 64, a good time away from grandkids and in-laws. Since they both like nightlife and glamour, Udell arranged a stay at El Conquistador Resort & Golden Door Spa in Las Croabas, Puerto Rico. Every day, after lounging on the beach, they dolled themselves up for a night on the town, drank vodka on the rocks and lingered over lavish meals. One night, they went to an art- museum restaurant and found limos outside. Inside, local women in glittery dresses glided by accompanied...
...Harvard’s cause was the emergence of sophomore 2M-D Lauren Snyder. After playing sparingly last year, Snyder played well on both ends of the pool. She was named a captain for next year along with sophomore driver Vivian Liao. The team took a training trip to Puerto Rico over intersession. Once the regular season started, the Crimson played most of its games on the road, often against ranked opponents. While there were defeats, Harvard grew from those experiences to play better as the season went on and to prepare for next year...
...walked into a Puerto Iguazu meeting on Thursday, Chavez remarked that Latin America has "been trying to integrate for 200 years and [the U.S.] has been trying to break us up for 200 years." It was typical Chavez bluster. But if he can prove his mediator mettle this week, he could make it much harder for anyone to thwart his hemispheric ambitions in the coming years...