Today in history
Subtitle: December 26
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Subjects: Manila Bay, Battle of, Philippines, 1898
Other titles: December 26
Description: Provides a short biographical sketch of Admiral George Dewey (born Dec. 26, 1837), as well as information about the Battle of Manila Bay (May 1, 1898) during the Spanish-American War; links are included to Edison films of the Dec. 29, 1899, celebratory naval parade on the Hudson River.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.