Sinking of the Maine.
The Maine was a second-class battleship built between 1888 and 1898. This large ship was sent to Havana in January 1898 to protect American interests during the Cuban revolution against the Spanish government. The evening of 15 February 1989 the Maine was destroyed when her forward gunpowder magazines exploded killing nearly three-quarters of her crew.
The sinking of the Maine led to out-cry among citizens of the U.S for war and to popular belief Spain was to blame.Within a few month America went against Spain and we basically kicked the Spaniards out of the western hemisphere and the Cubans got Cuba back as there own place with no one else in control. The Maine's wreck was raised in 1912 to clear the harbor in Havana and to investigate the cause of her sinking. The remains are scattered in the ocean north of Havana.
