On This Day, Feb. 10: Treaty of Paris formally ends French and Indian War
On Feb. 10, 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War ...
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April 16, 1897: T. Roosevelt Appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy
In 1897, President McKinley appointed Theodore ... needed a modern navy to protect its growing interests around the world. Although he served as the Navy's Assistant Secretary for only a year ...
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December, 1897: McKinley Asks Congress for Aid to Cuba
During the month of December in 1897, reports of horrific famine and disease in Cuba prompted a response from the United States government. President McKinley was deeply disturbed by the 1897 ...