A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 6, 1899, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the U.S. Senate; the treaty ended the ...

Donald Trump gets Christopher Pyne’s endorsement to take over Greenland. But what of the viking from Greenland who arrived in ...

Here, following a 13-gun artillery salute, the members of the Spanish-American War veterans performed their funeral rites. Henry “Boxie” Boxmeyer, an Allentown musician, and O’Neill’s ...

As for Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Rico: they weren’t so much “acquired” as captured as spoils of the Spanish-American War of 1898 ... Start the day with a summary of the day’s ...

The Spanish Language and Literature major (SPLA) consists of 10 courses which provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of Hispanic literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the ...