Step into the past with the History Seekers as we explore the grounds of a long-forgotten U.S. military training camp from ...

Topline: The Spanish-American War ended in 1898, but it took over a century for Congress to completely stop charging a ...

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

Each recruit had to be a good shot be able to ride anything in the line of horseflesh, a rough and ready fighter, and above ...

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 ...

Friendships forged in military service have often led veterans to form fraternal groups. Two national examples are the ...

While a good yarn, one which throws a lot of light on American life and politics ... Roosevelt issued on February 25, 1898, to Commodore Dewey to attack the Spanish fleet in the Philippines should war ...

In early 1898, the USS Maine sailed into Havana ... it would explode in inexplicable circumstances lighting the fuse for the Spanish-American War. A Final Takeoff National Treasure: The History ...

Challenges: Questions of bimetallism backing the currency haunted William McKinley during his first term. In the Spanish-American War of 1898, McKinley was a forceful and effective commander-in-chief ...