For instance, the flags of Slovakia ... the former became independent of Spain, the USA took away these areas. Also, during the Spanish-American Civil War of 1898, the USA seized Puerto Rico ...

Last of two parts THE popular narrative for many years about the proclamation of Philippine independence in Kawit, Cavite, was that it was the first time that the national flag was hoisted and the ...

On this date in 1898, the U.S. flag was raised in Puerto Rico, signifying to the island’s residents and the world that Spain’s time as a colonial power was coming to an end. Thirty-six years ...

The ceremony included a brief history of the Spanish-American War before flags were ... began and ended in 1898. Cuban revolutionaries were trying to gain independence from Spain.

Freud is my constant travel companion, a small stuffed doll who figures in my social media posts. Before I learned to take ...

Puerto Ricans are known for their immense pride, which they often openly display with Puerto Rican flags hung from car ...

Residents say a speaker calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation ...

Puerto Ricans are known for their immense pride, which they often openly display with Puerto Rican flags hung from car ... under Spanish rule until 1898, when Spain ceded the island, a key ...

The United States acquired Puerto Rico from Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American ... Capitol building flanked by U.S. and Puerto Rican flags, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept.

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In 1898, the American flag was first raised in Puerto Rico, shortly before Spain formally relinquished control of the island to the U.S. In 1931, inventor Thomas Alva Edison died at his home in ...