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A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard.
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President William McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain
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United States forces, including Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, defeated greatly outnumbered Spanish forces at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill near the Spanish stronghold of Santiago de Cuba.
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a naval battle that occurred on July 3, 1898 in which the United States Navy decisively defeated Spanish forces, sealing American victory in the Spanish–American War and achieving nominal independence for Cuba from Spanish rule.
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Spaniards surrender to US forces at Santiago de Cuba.
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Spaniards surrender to US forces at Santiago de Cuba.
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the United States signed a cease-fire agreement with Spain that brought an end to the Spanish-American War.
