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FakeNoose

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7. This is just a reminder that there were no nukes in Mark Twain's day

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 09:25 AM

Yesterday

Also it was called the Spanish-American War, and it was very short-lived. Teddy Roosevelt became famous for riding his horse up San Juan Hill in Cuba. But other than a few naval battles in the Caribbeans, there was little engagement and almost no hand-to-hand combat. The war was over quickly and we were awarded the Philippines as our participation prize.

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