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.
Despite the Spanish American War being fought in 1898, many important Spanish American War records still exist. The Spanish American War started in 1898 after an explosion on a U.S. ship in Havana Harbor, the USS Maine, was attributed to Spanish sabotage. Although the Spanish American War lasted only 10 weeks, it resulted in the defeat of the Spanish Empire and gave Americans control of Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Rico.