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- May 19 - Emilio Aguinaldo returns to the Philippines from exile in Hong Kong where he had been since the failure of the Katipunan revolt of 1892-1896
- June 12 - Having defeated most of the Spanish forces on land and having surrounded Manila, General Aguinaldo signs the Philippine Declaration of Independence and becomes first president of the Philippines.
- July 4 - U.S. takes possession of Wake Island from Spain
- July 25 - U.S. takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain
- July 25 - August 13 - Last battle of Spanish-American War: U.S. and Philippine troops defeat Spanish troops in Battle of Manila
[edit] August
- August 14 - U.S. sends 10,000 troops to occupy the Philippines
[edit] September
- - Philippine assembly ratifies Malolos constitution, establishing Philippine Republic as an independent state
[edit] October
- October 28 - McKinley cables new instructions to Paris delegation: "the cession must be of the whole archipelago or none"
[edit] December
- December 10 - Final Treaty of Paris signed by Spain and U.S; U.S. pays Spain US$20 million for possession of Guam, Puerto Rico and The Philippines. okay sucka
