On February 13, 1898, the USS Maine exploded in a Havana harbor, killing 268 U.S. seamen. Blaming the country that controlled Cuba, the United States on April 25 declared war against Spain. U.S.

The most pivotal battles of the Spanish–American War were fought in July, 1898, 125 years ago. Early in the month, as U.S. forces pounded the Spanish Navy at sea, on land, troops including Lt. Col.

April 21, 1898 marks the beginning of the Spanish-American War. President William McKinley ordered a naval blockade of Cuba 125 years ago as diplomatic relations between the United States and Spain ...

On this day in history, April 20, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain. The declaration requested by the 25th U.S. president was in response to an ongoing conflict ...

Nearly 125 years after it ended, the Spanish-American War isn’t really commemorated in depth in the annals of U.S. military history. There’s the explosion that sunk the USS Maine and launched the ...

In this special episode, the History Seekers uncover a long-lost U.S. military training camp from the Spanish-American War era. Dating back to 1898, this site once hosted American troops, including ...

Paterson natives and Buffalo Soldiers William Thompkins and George Wanton waded through rifle and artillery fire and each came away with a Congressional Medal of Honor. The two African American ...

Join the History Seekers as we delve into the remnants of a U.S. Army training camp from 1898, once bustling with soldiers preparing for the Spanish-American War. This camp notably trained the ...

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George W. Bruce came of age in Cass County, Missouri, hearing stories of his father's service as a Confederate soldier during the Civil War and those of relatives who served in the American Revolution ...