Sumatra, and Borneo from each other, and from Malacca and Siam, is so shallow that ships can anchor in any part of it, since it rarely exceeds forty fathoms in depth; and if we go as far as the line of a hundred fathoms, we shall include the Philippine Islands and ...
Sumatra, and Borneo from each other, and from Malacca and Siam, is so shallow that ships can anchor in any part of it, since it rarely exceeds forty fathoms in depth; and if we go as far as the line of a hundred fathoms, we shall include the Philippine Islands and Bali, east of ...
The Battle of Manila Bay in the Spanish posessions in the Philippine islands, was one of the first major American victories in this short-lived war. It was also the first major action between the two countries after war was formally declared. The point of the battle was to destroy the Spa...
Preach by example of your lives rather than by words. Example is the very best sermon. —Rose Philippine Duchesne 42 I lead, you follow. You lead, I follow. We both lead, many will follow. We all lead, change is inevitable. The history of my state of Oklahoma offers a great example ...
On the economy, the U.S. cumulatively is our most important investor, most important trading partner, most important sort of tourists, and we have now a tie that will... a link that will be here for many, many years to come, and that is the big Philippine-American community in the ...
Memorial Day Illustrative American Mexican War, Opium Wars, American Civil War, Korean War, Garza Revolution War with Mexico, World War 1 and 2, Cold War, Afghan War, Vietnam War, Spanish American War, Philippine American War, Gulf War, Iraq War are some of the major deadly wars fought ...
Wading ashore at Leyte, he announced, “I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil.” In December 1944, MacArthur—now mockingly nicknamed “Dugout Doug” for fleeing to safety but leaving troops on Bataan—was promoted to the rank of general of...
We have the flies and the Russians, we cannot help it, let us not bemoan about it, but manfully accept the dispensation and do the best we can with it. Time will bring relief, this we know, for we have history for it. Nature had made many and many a mistake before she added ...
Sumatra, and Borneo from each other, and from Malacca and Siam, is so shallow that ships can anchor in any part of it, since it rarely exceeds forty fathoms in depth; and if we go as far as the line of a hundred fathoms, we shall include the Philippine Islands and Bali, east of ...
Sumatra, and Borneo from each other, and from Malacca and Siam, is so shallow that ships can anchor in any part of it, since it rarely exceeds forty fathoms in depth; and if we go as far as the line of a hundred fathoms, we shall include the Philippine Islands and Bali, east of ...