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On This Day: USS Maine explodes, sparks Spanish-American War

Feb. 15 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1764, the city of St. Louis was founded along the Mississippi River. In 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and ...
Portland Press Herald

Brunswick Mall memorial honors Maine’s sacrifice in Spanish-American War

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. This photo was taken at the unveiling ceremony at “the opening of the ...
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Spanish American War Maine Memorial, (sculpture)

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Image on file. (copyright symbol) Allen G. Newman A.N.A. 1931 Sc / JNO Williams Inc. N.Y. (On plaque, front of base:) In Memoriam/USS Main/Destroyed ...
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New Exhibit at Arlington National Cemetery Features Artifact from the USS Maine

ARLINGTON, Va.—Army National Military Cemeteries (ANMC) is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit in the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room, featuring a rare artifact from the USS Maine. The ...
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Pan-American Exposition Souvenir Bell, USS Maine Memorial

Souvenir bell from the Pan American Exposition held in Buffalo, New York, in 1901 purportedly made of brass taken from the USS Maine. The explosion of the Maine in Havana Harbor in Feb. 1898 was a ...