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Prompted by the Cuban rebellion against Spanish rule and Spain's brutal response to the insurgents, the U.S. battleship Maine was sent to Cuba to protect American lives and interests in January 1898. At 9:40 p.m. on February 15, 1898, two powerful explosions tore apart the battleship, lighting up the night sky of Havana's harbor and killing 260 of its crew. Separate investigations made by Spanish and American authorities differed as to what caused the disaster. Today it is generally accepted that the destruction resulted from an internal explosion. Americans were convinced that the blast was caused by a deliberately-set submarine mine, which had then set off the Maine's forward magazines. Spurred on by the popular slogan, "Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!" the nation surged toward war. On April 24, Spain declared war on the U.S. and America reciprocated the next day. Admiral George Dewey, on his flagship Olympia, led the American fleet into Manila Harbor on the evening of April...