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The Maine had 354 Americans on board

$2 million to build

One of the first American ships

Information citation: ("U.S.S. Maine")

Picture citation: USS Maine Battleship by Balcer-commonswiki licensed under public domain

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On February 15, 1898 the U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana

266 crew members died in the explosion

Information citation: ("U.S.S. Maine")

Picture citation: USS Maine wrecked in Havana Bay by Camilla Lawson licensed under public domain

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Where was the explosion and why was the Maine there?

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Where was the explosion and why was the Maine there?

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The ship was in Havana, Cuba

The Maine came to protect Americans in Cuba

("U.S.S. Maine")

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Lost money and people

Made Americans think Spain was out to get them

Because of the explosion America decided to go to war with Spain in the Spanish-American War

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When the Maine blew up everyone assumed it was Spain without the evidence to prove this theory

Newspapers used yellow journalism to convince American’s that it was Spain that blew up the Maine

Many years after the war was over historians believe that the Maine explosion was an accident

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Fought in the American Civil War

He was a hydrographer and invented the Sigsbee sounding machine

Became captain of the the U.S.S. Maine in April 1897

He survived the explosion of the Maine

Information citation: ("Charles Dwight")

Picture citation: Rear Admiral Charles Dwight Sigsbee by Themadchopper licensed under public domain

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Video citation: (Today in History 0.31-0.50)

Link: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-maine-explodes