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The front page of the New York Times reporting the explosion of the Maine February 15, 1898

This Mysterious Event Led to the Spanish-American War

Source: Smithsonian

This video gives a brief overview of the event that initiated the Spanish-American War, as well as a history of the Battle of Manila Bay.

This entry was posted in An Age of Realism and tagged History on April 1, 2018 by Anita Hacker.

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