United States forces launch invasion of Puerto Rico

Sunday, July 25 The 206th day of the year 159 days left Today in history During the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces launch their invasion of Puerto Rico, the 108-mile-long, 40-mile-wide island that was one of Spain’s two principal possessions in the Caribbean. With little resistance and only seven deaths, U.S. troops under General Nelson A. Miles ...

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