With its victory and subsequent annexation of the Philippines, Hawaii ... Troops on the march, Spanish American War. Artist Glackens, William J., 1870-1938. Library of Congress Congress approved ...

Philippine Independence Day is a monumental occasion commemorating the country's liberation from centuries of colonial ... when the Philippines declared its independence from Spanish dominion.

Executions in the state date back to Louisiana's early colonial period when under French and Spanish rule. Under French rule, execution was used as a way to instill fear and uphold order and the ...