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05-02-17 10:57 AM |
A day late: But I put in an 16 hour workday
In honor of the Day:Kaleun_Salute: (after:oops:) USS OLYMPIA C-6 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Olympia_2.jpgTODay: at Penn's Landing Marina Philadelphia PA. About $10 million need to restore America's greatest flagship....“You may fire when ready, Gridley.”... and the rest is 'miserable' 20th century history!:shucks:
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In December, theTreaty of Paris officially ended the brief Spanish-American War. The once-proud Spanish empire was virtually dissolved, and the United States gained its first overseas empire. Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to America, the Philippines were bought for $20 million, and Cuba became a U.S. protectorate. Philippine insurgents who fought against Spanish rule during the war immediately turned their guns against the new occupiers, and a significantly greater number of American troops died suppressing the Philippines than in defeating Spain.
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...H_85768-KN.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_Bay
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