USS+Maine



In 1898, President William McKinley sent the USS Maine to the Havana Harbor. He did this to scare the Spanish. While the warship was in the harbor, it exploded and killed 250 Americans on the boat.

Information Provided by: America: Pathways to the Present(pg. 359)

Image Provided by: http://www.sharlot.org/exhibits/1898/images/resampled/WreckMaineMil270.jpg