Deseret News archives: Treaty was signed to end Spanish-American War. What it meant for Utahns
On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.
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BREVARD HISTORY: President Theodore Roosevelt Signed Executive Order Making Pelican Island the First National Wildlife Refuge in 1903
The Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Indian River Lagoon in East Central Florida became the first national wildlife refuge.