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6,000 tons

Cost $2 million

400 men aboard

("The Maine")

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Havana Harbor

9:40pm on February 15, 1898

("February 16 1898")

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Maine explosion by Fouquet is licensed in the public domain.

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268 men killed, two-thirds of the crew

200 bodies recovered and 76 identified

Helped lead to Spanish-American War

("February 16 1898")

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William Randolph Hearst and Pulitzer

Spanish shown as inhuman

(Information Learned in Class)

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World98 by New York World is licensed in the public domain.

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Destroyed by submerged mine

Spontaneous combustion fire

William Randolph Hearst set explosive to start a war

("February 16 1898")

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("The Story")

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Captain of the USS Maine in 1898

Born in Albany, New York on January 16, 1845

Survived the explosion

Died on July 13, 1923

("Charles Dwight")

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“Charles Dwight Sigsbee.” The Spanish-American War Centennial Website, www.spanamwar.com/sigsbee.htm. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.

“February 16 1898: Battleship U.S.S. Maine Explodes.” PBS.org, 1999, www.pbs.org/crucible/tl10.html?scrlybrkr=ec647a83. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.

“The Maine Explodes.” History.com, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-maine-explodes#. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.

“The Story of the USS Maine.” YouTube, 13 Nov. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JYFJU3ZJLM&feature=share. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.

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Charles Dwight Sigsbee by the British Library is licensed in the public domain.