After the Treaty of Paris was signed in December 1899, the treaty required ratification by at least a two thirds majority of the U.S. Senate. The debate regarding the ratification of the treaty ...

After heated debate, United States Congress approved the Treaty of Paris on February 6, 1899, by a two-thirds margin (57 to 27). The following day, President McKinley signed the treaty ...

In his second term, Trump has been engaged in a new imperialism that seeks to turn Canada into the 51st state, annex Greenland and gain control of the Panama Canal. (BONNIE CASH / POOL) ...

On this day in history, April 20, 1898, the 25th president, William McKinley, went to Congress to ask for declaration of war on Spain in defense of Cuba, which had been battling Spain.