Translation of text:
“In the name of the United States, I present to you this glorious flag.” — T. Roosevelt
“We now have a nation.” — T. Estrada Palma, the first President of Cuba.
Image of the Day: Teddy Roosevelt presents the Cuban flag to Cuba on May 20, 1902
Estrada Palma meant well, but he wasn’t up to the task and wound up fumbling it.