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feb 22, 1898 - Navy Secretary commanded US Asiatic Squadron to attack Spain’s Philippines in event of war (Feb 1898)

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Navy Secretary John D. Long away from office → his secretary Theodore Roosevelt cabled Commodore George Dewey; Commanded US Asiatic Squadron at Hong Kong to descend upon Spain’s Philippines in event of war; Dewey carried out orders May 1 1898

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feb 22, 1898
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~ 128 years ago