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4 SHARED EVENTSUnited States

Entangled histories

4 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.

ONE SPINE OF YEARS · TWO WALLS OF EVENTS · CUB LEFT · USA RIGHT

1. 15 Feb 1898

   Sinking of the USS Maine

   The U.S. battleship Maine explodes in Havana harbour, propelling the United States toward war with Spain over Cuba.

   War & Rupture · from the Cuba chronicle · The Wars of Independence and 1898 · REFS 1 — The Spanish-American War, 1898

2. 10 Dec 1898

   Spanish-American War ends Spanish rule

   After Spain's defeat, the Treaty of Paris ends Spanish dominion over Cuba; the Teller Amendment had disclaimed U.S. annexation.

   War & Rupture · from the Cuba chronicle · The Wars of Independence and 1898 · REFS 2 — The Spanish-American War, 1898, Platt Amendment (1903)

3. 20 May 1902

   Republic of Cuba proclaimed

   The United States ends its occupation and the Republic of Cuba is installed under Tomas Estrada Palma, its first president.

   Formation · from the Cuba chronicle · The Republic: Occupation, Platt, Machado, and Batista · REFS 2 — A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country: Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma

4. 17 Dec 2014

   Thaw with the United States

   Obama and Raul Castro announce normalisation; diplomatic relations are restored and embassies reopen in 2015, though the embargo remains.

   Politics & Power · from the Cuba chronicle · Special Period, Thaw, and the Present · REFS 2 — Re-Establishment of Diplomatic Relations With Cuba, Cuba since 1991