BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - On Feb. 15, 1898, U.S. Navy battleship USS Maine exploded in Cuba’s Havana Harbor. The ship’s sinking resulted in over 250 fatalities and, as some speculate, was the ...

The USS Maine entering Havana Harbor in January 1898 ... But before the Maine had even sailed for Cuba, the strongly anti-militarist Nation suggested in a January 27 editorial note that sending ...

On February 13, 1898, the USS Maine exploded in a Havana harbor, killing 268 U.S. seamen. Blaming the country that controlled Cuba, the United States on April 25 declared war against Spain.

The sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor ... fueled American sentiment that the United States should get involved in Cuba’s fight for independence. On April 25, 1898, Congress approved ...

At 9:40pm on February 15, 1898, the battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 268 men and shocking the American populace. Of the two-thirds of the crew who perished, only 200 ...