Each recruit had to be a good shot be able to ride anything in the line of horseflesh, a rough and ready fighter, and above ...

On February 15, 1898, an explosion in Havana Harbor aboard the USS Maine ... transport the Army to the battlefields in Cuba. The staging area for men and materiel was selected to be broken out ...

During the Spanish-American War, Vesuvius bombarded Havana in the summer of 1898, contributing to the U.S. naval campaign in Cuba. Yet, unlike the eruptive violence of her namesake, her quiet ...

Toss-up for both, in 1898, the USS Maine sank in the harbor of what city? (bell dings) - Havana. - [David] That is correct. (chime resonating) Havana, Cuba. Bonus question, in what country where ...

he spent his 21st birthday in Cuba, acquiring two lifelong habits – siestas and Havana cigars. The following year Churchill sailed with his regiment for India and in 1898 fought in Sudan.

HAVANA (AP) — For Sonia Pérez, stepping into Havana’s Doña Alicia restaurant felt like entering a movie. Even as Cuba struggles with power outages and technological scarcity, this eatery has ...