First page of Enrique Dupuy de Lôme’s letter to Don José Canelejas, the Foreign Minister of Spain, February 1898. Courtesy of the National Archives. “Don’t put anything in writing that you wouldn’t ...

This in-depth breakdown covers the dramatic rise of the United States as a global power following the 1898 Spanish-American War. From the Cuban War of Independence and the mysterious explosion of the ...

What started as a routine metal detecting hunt quickly turned into a major historical discovery. While searching an old ...

This episode unpacks the causes, key events, and consequences of the Spanish-American War, highlighting how it shaped U.S. foreign policy into the modern era. It’s almost a perfect recipe for lining ...

Feb. 15 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1764, the city of St. Louis was founded along the Mississippi River. In 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and ...

NMAIMAI copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "War of blood and fire" : Puerto Rico -- Realms of gold : Mexico -- Fountain of eternal youth : La Florida -- Amazon women & ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

This book makes the case that Theodore Roosevelt, William Randolph Hearst, and Joseph Wheeler, with help from Stephen Crane and Richard Harding Davis, brought about the Spanish-American War. While ...