Covered, nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Special provisions apply to workers in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Spledid Little War is the name given to the Spanish-American War by Secretary of State John Hay. Spledid Little War was a nickname given to the Spanish-American war because there were very few dead americans and the U.S took over more land. Spledid Little War is the name given to the Spanish-American War by Secretary of State John Hay. <br /><br /><br /> Spledid Little War was a nickname given to the Spanish-American war because there were very few dead americans and the U.S took over more land.
The board's finding unleashed a wave of public outrage across the United States and fueled calls for war. While not the cause of the Spanish-American War, shouts of Remember the Maine! served to accelerate the approaching diplomatic impasse over Cuba. On April 11, McKinley asked Congress for permission to intervene in Cuba and ten days later ordered a naval blockade of the island.