jan 1, 1854 - Ostend Manifesto
Description:
The Ostend Manifesto, also known as the Ostend Circular, was a document written in 1854 that described the rationale for the United States to purchase Cuba from Spain while implying that the U.S. should declare war if Spain refused. Cuba's annexation had long been a goal of U.S. slaveholding expansionists.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1854
Now
~ 172 years ago