21 nov 1897 año - Maine blows up
(Feb 1898)
Descripción:
(early 1898) Wash sends battleship Maine to Cuba to protect and evacuate Amer; Was also to demonstrate Wash’s concern for island’s stability; Feb 15 1898 - Maine blew up in Havana, 260 sailor died;
2 investigations - one amer, one Spanish; Amer said that blast caused by submarine mine, Amer ready for war; Yellow press → made everyone mad, would yell “remember the maine, down w/ spain”;
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fecha:
21 nov 1897 año
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~ 126 years ago