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  1. www.britannica.com › event › Spanish-American-WarSpanish-American War | Summary, History, Dates, Causes, Facts,...

    Sep 16, 2024 · Fighting centred on Manila, where U.S. Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay (May 1, 1898), and on Santiago de Cuba, which fell to U.S. forces after hard fighting in July.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_the_Philippines_(1898–1946)History of the Philippines (1898–1946) - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · [7] [8] Theodore Roosevelt, who was at that time Assistant Secretary of the Navy, had ordered Commodore George Dewey, commanding the Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy, to Hong Kong before the declaration of war. From there, Dewey's squadron departed on April 27 for the Philippines, reaching Manila Bay on the evening of April 30. [9]

  4. time.com › 7021454 › history-political-poll-errorHistory Exposes the Peril of Political Polling | TIME

    4 days ago · When Dewey lost, angry readers cancelled subscriptions, showing the risks today’s journalists face in trying to predict the neck-and-neck contest between Harris and Trump.

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_DeweyJohn Dewey - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · Career. John Dewey at the University of Chicago in 1902. After two years as a high-school teacher in Oil City, Pennsylvania, and one year as an elementary school teacher in the small town of Charlotte, Vermont, Dewey decided that he was unsuited for teaching primary or secondary school.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › labeling-theoryLabeling theory | Concepts, Theories, & Criticism | Britannica

    Sep 16, 2024 · Labeling theory, in criminology, a theory stemming from a sociological perspective known as ‘symbolic interactionism,’ a school of thought based on the ideas of George Herbert Mead, John Dewey, W.I. Thomas, Charles Horton Cooley, and Herbert Blumer, among others.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1900_United_States_presidential_election1900 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

    20 hours ago · After Admiral George Dewey's return from the Spanish–American War, many suggested that he run for president on the Democratic ticket. Dewey, however, had already angered some Protestants by marrying the Catholic Mildred McLean Hazen (the widow of General William Babcock Hazen and daughter of Washington McLean, owner of The Washington Post) in November 1899 and giving her the house that the ...

  9. www.britannica.com › place › PhilippinesPhilippines - Colonialism, Revolution, Independence | Britannica

    2 days ago · After the U.S. naval victory in the Battle of Manila Bay in May 1898, Aguinaldo and his entourage returned to the Philippines with the help of Adm. George Dewey. Confident of U.S. support, Aguinaldo reorganized his forces and soon liberated several towns south of Manila.