<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba" id="mw5g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> gains independence from the United States. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomás_Estrada_Palma" id="mw5w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tomás Estrada Palma">Tomás Estrada Palma</a> becomes the country's first President.