August 13. Mock battle secures Manila from rebel Filipinos in 1898.

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August 13, 1898.  Mock battle between U.S. and Spanish forces secures Manila from rebel Filipinos.

Propagandistic postcard with a soldier in a Spanish-American War uniform waving giant flag.

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August 13. Sid Gordon is born in 1917.

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August 12. Christy Mathewson is born in 1880.