oct 18, 1854 - U.S. minister to Spain, Pierre Soule, writes the Ostend Manifesto, advising the United States to threaten to invade Cuba if Spain refuses to sell Cuba to the U.S. The document, also signed by future President James Buchanan, ruins U.S. hopes of Cuban annexation and leads to Soule’s resignation
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