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Beginning of the .
Feb 1st, 1898. -
An Explosion sank the U.S.S. Maine battleship.
The Maine had been sent to Cuba to protect the interests of Americans there after riots broke out in Havana in January, But took an explosion from an unknown origin and sank. -
The U.S. congress declares war on Spain.
President William McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain on this day in 1898. -
U.S. troops land in Cuba.
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U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights.
As part of their campaign to capture Spanish-held Santiago de Cuba on the southern coast of Cuba, the U.S. Army Fifth Corps engages Spanish forces at El Canel and San Juan Hill. -
U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba.
The U.S. Naval forces take out a whole fleet of Spanish forces. -
The Spanish surrender at Santiago.
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The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two.
Spain and the United States signed a peace protocol ending hostilities in the Spanish-American War. -
The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives from the U.S. and Spain.
After extensive debate, the treaty is ratified by the U.S. senate on February 6, 1899. Under the treaty, the U.S. acquires control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
