Who destroyed the Spanish fleet in Pacific?

The Spanish fleet in the Pacific was defeated by George Dewey's US Asiatic Squadron at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Dewey's decisive victory effectively destroyed the Spanish naval presence in the region and helped the US acquire the Philippines from Spain after the war.

Why did Australia and New Zealand seem attractive to settlers?

What colony would you have lived in?

Unusual examples of miniature rock art found in Australia, possibly made by children
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Australian Aboriginal People:An Overview of Their Tradition and Culture
The Aboriginal culture came before the pyramids and goes before Stonehenge. It is older than the Acropolis itself. It can be dated back to more than 50,000 XNUMX years, and is one of the oldest that exists to date. Although there may have been cultural traditions before that, this is one of the only
Faith Bandler, Australian activist
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Jandamarra and the Bunuba Uprising in Australia
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