Wikipedia @ 25: Wesley Merritt

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/14/wp25-wesley-merritt/Wikipedia is celebrating its 25th birthday, and somehow as a result I ended up reading about Wesley Merritt, who was the shortest-lived Governor-General of the Philippines!00:00 Intro 00:25 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday 01:24 Colonial History of the Philippines 02:55 Wesley Merritt 03:57 Prelude to the Spanish-American War 05:09 What caused the USS Maine to sink? 06:26 Declaration of War 07:13 The (Mock) Battle of Manilla 09:00 Aftermath 10:03 Outro