Havana Harbor 260 American sailors killed after mysterious explosion. D.C. Roosevelt tells Dewey to attack Spanish fleet in the Philippines if war broke out between U.S. and Spain. D.C. Although Spain agrees to all American demands, McKinley tells Congress that God has told him to attack the Spanish forces. In just seven hours, the entire Spanish Asian fleet is sunk. U.S. suffers one death.
Every Spanish warship is sunk as fleet tries to run to open sea.
Philippine Islands Led by Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipinos fought Americans for independence. Effort fails and Philippines stay under American control until captured by Japan in 1942. Results of Spanish-American War 1. Several thousand deaths from disease and poisoned meat 3. Teller Amendment pledged that U.S. would guarantee self-rule to Cubans 7.