Elected after the closing of the American frontier to the west, McKinley found new ways to expand in the Pacific and Caribbean following the Spanish American War. ... William McKinley. Terms: 1897 ...

William McKinley defeated fiery orator Williams Jennings Bryan in 1896 by campaigning from his front porch in Canton, Ohio. The main issue was whether U.S. currency would be backed by gold or silver.

Click here to see the 31 largest battles of the American Revolutionary War. Hulton Archive / Hulton Archive via Getty Images. ... where Colonel William Moultrie led a naval defense of some 6,700 ...

On this day in history, April 20, 1898, the 25th president, William McKinley, went to Congress to ask for declaration of war on Spain in defense of Cuba, which had been battling Spain.

April 21, 1898 marks the beginning of the Spanish-American War. President William McKinley ordered a naval blockade of Cuba 125 years ago as diplomatic relations between the United States and ...

Background/early life • William McKinley was born in Ohio and was teaching in a country school when the Civil War broke out. ... • In the 100-day Spanish-American War, ...

Fort William McKinley was established in 1901 during the Philippine-American War. The fort was located in the Rizal area south of Manila. The base was named after the American President, William ...