Misha Glenny and guests discuss a turning point in world affairs in 1898 that left Spain greatly reduced as an imperial power and the US the owner of the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico, with a ...

First page of Enrique Dupuy de Lôme’s letter to Don José Canelejas, the Foreign Minister of Spain, February 1898. Courtesy of the National Archives. “Don’t put anything in writing that you wouldn’t ...

Shortly after the end of the Spanish-American War in 1899 and the Philippine-American War in 1902, the veterans of these wars created fraternal organizations to share stories and commemorate their ...

Feb. 15 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1764, the city of St. Louis was founded along the Mississippi River. In 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and ...

This episode unpacks the causes, key events, and consequences of the Spanish-American War, highlighting how it shaped U.S. foreign policy into the modern era. It’s almost a perfect recipe for lining ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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This week in 1898, the United States screamed for what became one of the most consequential imperial wars in world history—based on a lie. On February 15, the Battleship Maine exploded and sank in ...

Join the History Seekers as we delve into the remnants of a U.S. Army training camp from 1898, once bustling with soldiers ...