8 JULY

Invading American soldiers march to Manila
Photo credit: Filipiniana.net

1900 - Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo orders guerilla  officers to set aside the days between September 15 and 24 for a  general offensive against the invading United States forces, one  year and 5 months into the bloody Philippine-American War; two days  short of a year earlier, Aguinaldo stupidly directed his soldiers  "not to interfere" with the US forces entering the Southeast Asian  archipelago after officers of the emerging imperialist nation led by then-Admiral George Dewey deceptively assured him that America was an ally in the Filipinos' revolution against the Spanish colonial forces.