William McKinley5 February 1898
The Spanish sink the US battleship Maine which triggers off the Spanish-American War
United States · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Spanish sink the US battleship Maine which triggers off the Spanish-American War
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