21h 40min, feb 15, 1898 y - The U.S.S. Maine Explodes
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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 bodies were recovered and 76 identified.
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21h 40min, feb 15, 1898 y
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~ 127 years ago