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On Feb. 15, 1898 the battleship USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana, Cuba, this event sparked the Spanish-American war as it was thought a mine caused the magazine to explode. Definitive proof of what caused the explosion and the deaths of over 260 sailors is still unknown. |
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Portrait of USS Maine
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Wreck of USS Maine in Havana Harbor.
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