jan 13, 1889 - 1889 - 1. James G Blaine (Republican statesmen) comes up the BIG SISTER POLICY (encouraged the Latin Americans to open markets to the US). This policy leads to the first PAN AMERICAN CONFERENCE IN D.C. 2. One of the first foreign near-war crisis happens when U.S. AND GERMANY NAVIES ARGUE OVER SOMOAN ISLANDS. The islands split in 2 (US part becomes territory, German parts becomes independent republic)
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jan 13, 1889
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~ 135 years ago
