The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. It precipitated the US and Spain into the Spanish-American War.
USS Maine
In Havana Harbor.
U.S.S Maine
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.
The USS Maine exploded while William McKinley was president.
USS Maine
Scholars believe it was a ships boiler that exploded.
4 of the 22 black sailors aboard died.
No one was reponsible for the uss main explosion. United states says it was spain but I think it was really an issue witht he ship and it misht have exploded by itself.
the ship, Maine, exploded and the Spaniards were blamed -The U.S. wanted to protect American business interests -The U.S.S Maine exploded -Exaggerated news reports were printed (Yellow Journalism)
The battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The commander of the USS Maine at the time was Charles Sigsbee. This event triggered the onset of the Spanish-American War, although it certainly wasn't the main cause of the conflict.