260 seamen perished when this battleship was sunk by an explosion in 1898
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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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USS Maine Mast Memorial - Wikipedia  The USS Maine Mast Memorial is a memorial honoring those who died aboard the USS Maine (ACR-1) on February 15, 1898, after a mysterious explosion ... The memorial consists of the main mast of the battleship set atop a circular concrete ... time on February 15, an explosion on board Maine destroyed and sank the ship.
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List of maritime disasters in the 20th century - Wikipedia  A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military ... The wartime sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff in January 1945 in World War II by a .... Libert  battleship that suffered an accidental ammunition explosion in ... Of those on board, between 260 and 340 were killed and 47 survived.
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Twilight Language: Maine Monument  Apr 4, 2009 ... The sinking of the Maine on February 15, 1898 precipitated the ... The cause of the explosion that sank the Maine remains an unsolved mystery. ... to the 260 sailors killed when the battleship Maine was sunk in Havana harbor in 1898. ... the valiant seamen who perished on the Maine by fate unwarned,...
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Remember the Maine - TheTentacle.com  Feb 28, 2007 ... It was on February 15, 1898, that a mysterious explosion sunk the USS Maine in the ... Of its approximately 400 American seamen, 260 died. ... of the Maine and that an internal fire caused the battleship to explode and sink.
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The Second Sinking Of The 'Maine' | American History Lives at ...  On the evening of February 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine rode peacefully at ... At 9:40 P.M. a small explosion shook the port side of the ship. ... brought home for burial with naval honors in the mausoleum in Arlington Cemetery. .... at Arlington National Cemetery, the foremast went to the U.S. Naval Academy, and the...
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The Maine explodes - Feb 15, 1898 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, The Maine explodes on Feb 15, 1898. ... a friendly visit, the Maine had been sent to Cuba to protect the interests of Americans there after a...
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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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destruction of the Maine | United States history | Britannica.com  (Feb. 15, 1898), an incident preceding the Spanish-American War in which a mysterious explosion sank the U.S. battleship Maine in the harbour of Havana. ... there and partly to protect the lives and property of U.S. citizens presumably ... de Lme letter, the American battleship USS Maine suddenly exploded and sank as it...
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List of maritime disasters in World War II - Wikipedia  A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. ... The wartime sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff in January 1945 in World War II by a Soviet ..... Of 1,673 people aboard, over 800 were killed.
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The Maine explodes - Feb 15, 1898 - HISTORY.com  An official U.S. Naval Court of Inquiry ruled in March that the ship was blown up by a mine, without directly placing the blame on Spain. Much of Congress and a...
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Group recalls dedication of anchor from US ... - Reading Eagle  Aug 11, 2008 ... 14, 1914, dedication of the USS Maine anchor in City Park. ... the ship that sank off the coast of Havana in 1898, sparking the start of the ... today is that an explosion in the battleship's gunpowder magazine may have been the cause. ... Reading Eagle Company. 345 Penn Street . Reading . PA . 19603 .
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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 ... The ship mysteriously exploded the next month. ... The windows were broken in nearly all the houses. ... the Maine to Havana in mid-January to protect U.S. business and ... McKinley asked Congress for permission to send troops to Cuba.
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Accidents & Disasters | SurvivalRing  103  USS Bennington, (off Quonset Point, Rhode Island, 1954); 103  Gas .... (Madrid, Spain, December 17, 1983); 64  Cinema Statuto fire,Turin,Italy ...... Massachusetts 1956); 48  Brazilian river boat Comandante Sales capsized at...
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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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Jeopary Questions page 1343 - COLONIAL AMERICA - TriviaBistro ...  THE "SIT"UATION ROOM: It was famously torpedoed & sunk in May 1915 with a loss of nearly 1,200 lives .... SOUNDS LIKE MERRIE OLDE ENGLAND: This Connecticut city is home to the ... THE HOME OFFICE: Be careful changing this powdered ink in your printer or you may end up looking like a chimney sweep.
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USS Maine - Tom Miller  his officers a case of Spanish sherry, locally rolled cigars and box seats to the ... Richard Wainright remembered he felt "a ... who had been in his cabin in the aft section of the ship at the time of the ... "Maine blown up in Havana harbor at nine forty tonight and destroyed. .... Meanwhile, McKinley, in office just a year and.
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Saturday JEOPARDY - Discuss Cooking - Cooking Forums  ($1200)- in 1898, when this battleship blew up, Llewellyn powers was governing the state of the same name... 6. ($2000)- while doing cathode...
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VOLUME LXXXLII. NO. 78. MAINE DESTROYED IN HAVANA  MAINE DESTROYED IN HAVANA HARBOR THE SHIP IS/ BLOWN UP AT ... 15. The Maine has blown up. Captain Sigsbee and various officers saved, and he ... Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, In command of the warship Maine, sent by the ... the report that it was SAX FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1898.
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TWA Flight 800: NAVAL COVERUPS - What Really Happened  Upon command to fire, the center gun on the number one turret fires, and radar ... accidents in the Navy's history - the April 19, 1989, explosion in gun turret No. ... 1989, the day of the accident, the U.S.S. Iowa, one of four World War II battleships ... Unaware that 47 of their friends were now dead, one of the sailors ventured...
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The 1917 Halifax explosion threw this half-ton (plus) anchor shaft ...  On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia, Canada. ..... A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people .... killed more than 1600 people and injured 9000 in Canada's worst disaster. ... killing hundreds and destroying about 3.3 square miles in Chicago, Illinois.