It Was 100 Years Ago Today
Clip: Season 1998 Episode 44 | 5m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
During the Spanish-American War that the Cuban town of Santiago surrendured. Twenty...
During the Spanish-American War that the Cuban town of Santiago surrendured. Twenty thousand Spanish soldiers are taken prisoner. Historian David Wiggins provides one of his Almanac history lessons as he talks about the war and the role of Minnesotans.
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It Was 100 Years Ago Today
Clip: Season 1998 Episode 44 | 5m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
During the Spanish-American War that the Cuban town of Santiago surrendured. Twenty thousand Spanish soldiers are taken prisoner. Historian David Wiggins provides one of his Almanac history lessons as he talks about the war and the role of Minnesotans.
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