Royal Thai Navy. The Royal Thai Navy or RTN (Thai: à¸à¸­à¸à¸à¸±à¸à¹à¸£à¸·à¸­à¹à¸à¸¢; rtgs: Kong Thap Ruea Thai) is the naval force of Thailand and part of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. It was established in the late-19th century. Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880â1923) is considered the father of the Royal Thai Navy.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson outlined the case for declaring war upon Germany in a speech to the joint houses of Congress on 2 April 1917.
Congress approved President McKinley's request for a declaration of war on April 25, 1898; yet the Spanish-American War was the culmination of decades of pressure toward U.S. expansionism.