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The Sinking of the Maine | History Today  ... at anchor in Havana harbour, was suddenly blown up, apparently by a mine, ... was responsible, but the consequence was the brief Spanish-American War of...
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USS Maine (ACR-1) - Wikipedia  USS Maine (ACR-1) is an American naval ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban .... Maine's armament set up in the bow was not identical to the stern which had a single ..... Florida, to Havana, Cuba, to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban War of ..... USS Maine sinking after being scuttled off the shore of Cuba.
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Feb. 15, 1898 | U.S. Battleship Maine Explodes in Havana Harbor ...  Feb 15, 2012 ... 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana Harbor, killing 260 ... and Spain and contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War two months later. ... It is believed that the battleship is totally destroyed.
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The Maine explodes - Feb 15, 1898 - HISTORY.com  ... of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba's Havana harbor, killing ... investment, led to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in April 1898. .... After arriving in Hollywood in 1923, he and his older brother Roy set up shop...
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Crucible of Empire - PBS Online  Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War Web Site examines the history ... At 9:40pm on February 15, 1898, the battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, ... The sinking of the Maine, which had been in Havana since February 15, ... Randolph Hearst may have set the explosion in order to precipitate a war.
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Battle of Leyte Gulf - New World Encyclopedia  May 18, 2016 ... The Allies commenced the invasion of Leyte in order to cut off Japan ... 3 Battle of Surigao Strait; 4 Battle off Cape Engao; 5 Battle off Samar ... Thus, when on October 12, 1944, Nimitz launched a carrier raid .... With all the Japanese carriers sunk or disabled, the main targets ..... Potter, E.B. Bull Halsey.
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USS Maine (ACR-1) - Wikipedia  USS Maine (ACR-1) is an American naval ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban ... In 1898, an investigation of the explosion was carried out by a naval board ..... Advocates of the war used the rallying cry, "remember the Maine! ... that Maine had been blown up by a mine, which, in turn, caused the explosion of...
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Battleship Maine explodes in Havana Harbor - February 15, 1898 ...  Feb 15, 2005 ... On Tuesday February 15, 1898 shortly after 9:40 p.m. the Maine sunk to ... Spain, orchestrated by several key US newspapers, took over the news. ... On January 12, 1898 Lee telegraphed from Havana: mobs led by ... This was the first US warship to visit Cuba in many years and Spain agreed sending its...
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The Maine explodes - Feb 15, 1898 - HISTORY.com  One of the first American battleships, the Maine weighed more than 6,000 tons and ... Ostensibly on a friendly visit, the Maine had been sent to Cuba to protect the ... there after a rebellion against Spanish rule broke out in Havana in January. .... After arriving in Hollywood in 1923, he and his older brother Roy set up shop in...
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Treaty of Paris ends Spanish-American War - Dec 10, 1898 ...  On this day in History, Treaty of Paris ends Spanish-American War on Dec 10, 1898. ... Spanish Pacific fleet at Manila Bay in the first battle of the Spanish-American War. Dewey's decisive victory cleared the way for the U.S. occupation of Manila in ... In June, the U.S. Army Fifth Corps landed in Cuba with the aim of marching...
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Spanish-American War - Guampedia  Jul 3, 2014 ... When the Cuban rebellion started, the United States tried to remain neutral, but ... the conflict before the American public, and by focusing on Spanish atrocities, ... resolution on April 20 and ordered a naval blockade of Cuba on April 21. ... Congress then formally declared war on Spain on April 25, making it...
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Feb. 15, 1898 | U.S. Battleship Maine Explodes in Havana Harbor ...  Feb 15, 2012 ... On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana Harbor, ... Due in part to U.S. pressure, Spain had agreed to grant Cuba limited...
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Captain Charles Sigsbee - Spanish American War  The Life of Charles D. Sigsbee, commander of the ill-fated USS Maine. ... battleship MAINE when she exploded in Havana harbor in February of 1898, one of ... ships under his command discovered the Sigsbee Deep, the deepest spot in the ... Capt. Sigsbee in his cabin aboard the MAINE. On February 15, 1898 the time for...
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Battle of Guantnamo Bay - Wikipedia  The Battle of Guantnamo Bay was fought from June 6 to June 10 in 1898, during the SpanishAmerican War, when American and Cuban forces seized the strategically and commercially important harbor of Guantnamo Bay, Cuba. Capturing the bay from the Spanish forces was instrumental in the following ... Although overshadowed by the land and sea battles at Santiago, the...
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Lusitania - World War I - HISTORY.com  U-Boats Sink the Lusitania in 1915 ... On May 7, 1915, less than a year after World War I (1914-18) erupted across Europe, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England. ... and the ship sank off the south coast of Ireland in less than 20 minutes.
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Introduction - The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War ...  On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the ... As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire -- Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, and other islands. .... the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million.
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USS Maine (ACR-1) - Wikipedia  USS Maine (ACR-1) is an American naval ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban ... USS Maine entering Havana Harbor on 25 January 1898, where the ship ... Sent to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban revolt against Spain, she ... cry for action, which came with the SpanishAmerican War later that year.
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The U.S. Battleship Maine exploded in Havana Harbor # Quiz ...  Jun 29, 2016 ... On February 15, 1898 the U.S. battleship Maine blew up in this Cuban capital's ... 260 seamen perished when this battleship was sunk by an...
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A Splendid Little War - The New York Times  Apr 5, 1998 ... EMPIRE BY DEFAULT The Spanish-American War and the Dawn of the American Century. ... That was how matters stood when the battleship Maine arrived in Havana on Jan. 25, 1898, for a ''friendly'' visit. On Feb. 15 it blew...
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion and its Aftermath, April 1961October 1962 ...  The Bay of Pigs Invasion and its Aftermath, April 1961October 1962 ... Launched from Guatemala, the attack went wrong almost from the start. ... the Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1961 and were defeated within 2 days by Cuban armed forces under ... The failed invasion strengthened the position of Castro's administration, which...
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The Maine explodes - Feb 15, 1898 - HISTORY.com  A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba's Havana harbor, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members...