On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration ...

Morris Michtom, a small toy store owner, put two stuffed ’teddy bears’ in his Brooklyn shop window for sale, inspired by an ...

On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.

As President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, he announced that he is directing the opening of a detention center inside of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to ... U.S. since 1898, when ...

The march, that primarily involved students who carried lit torches and Cuban flags, is held annually on the eve of Marti's birthday. The route runs from the University of Havana's steps to the Fragua ...

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Three Cuban men are facing charges in a human smuggling ring that was busted last week after over two dozen undocumented migrants who arrived by boat were discovered in Coral Gables, authorities said.