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In 1898 the U.S. battleship 'Maine' sank in the Havana harbor. It sank after an explosion caused by an underwater mine.
No, he survived the explosion. He died in 1923.
The USS Maine.
It was the sinking of the United States warship, the "USS MAINE". The date was February 15, 1898, and it happened on the coastline of Havana, Cuba.
No war. Spain and the US were officially at peace when the Maine exploded, although war had been brewing for some time. The explosion of the Maine was the event which sparked the Spanish-American War.
Cuba.
The total number of deaths in the explosion of the American battleship Maine was 266. The ship exploded in the Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898.
The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The explosion that sank the USS Maine was blamed on Spain.
The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The explosion that sank the USS Maine was blamed on Spain.
The explosion of the USS Maine contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in April 1898.
The United States of America and the country of Spain disagreed as to how the battleship Maine sunk. The United States accused the Spanish Navy of sabotage.