Troops on the march, Spanish American War ... MacArthur replaced General Otis as military commander and governor of the Philippines. But MacArthur didn't have much of an opportunity to govern.

On May 1, 1999, a meeting between the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic led to the release of ...

American military medical and veterinary teams ... In 1898, when the United States defeated the Spanish fleet, the Philippines became a de facto American colony. Filipinos initially welcomed ...

On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. The 16-week Spanish-American War resulted in an ...