Library of Congress Congress approved President McKinley's request for a declaration of war on April 25, 1898; yet the Spanish ... slipped into Manila Bay on May 1 and destroyed the obsolete ...

The plaque reading May 1, 1898, the date of the Battle of Manila Bay, is original to the ship. So is the Olympia's bell. The 6-pounder gun beneath the signal bridge can still be fired today for ...

Philippines 1898 - Manila Bay 1898 Additional historical scenario about the naval Battle of Manila Bay for the game Clad in Iron: Philippines 1898. Advertisement All the Latest Game Footage and ...