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1898
United States troops invade Puerto Rico
Battle of San Juan Hills (Santiago, the capital, falls on July 17, 1898)
Admiral Dewey steams into Manila Bay and destroys Spanish fleet
The Congress declared Cuba to be an independent nation and asked Spain to vacate the island.
Spain declared war on the United States.
United States and Spain sign the armistice (cease fire)
1899
Battleship Maine mysteriously explodes and sinks near the Cuban coast, where 260 Americans died.
Senate passes Treaty of Paris