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A massive explosion caused the battleship, SS Maine, to blow up in Cuba's Havana harbor, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard.
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Current president McKinley asks congress to declare war on Spain on this day in 1898.
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United States forces, including Teddy Roosevelt, defeated Spanish forces at San Juan Hill near the Spanish stronghold of Santiago de Cuba.
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The US Navy defeated the Spanish fleet in Cuba
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The United States signed a cease-fire agreement with Spain and The United States gained Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
