Key Events

    • ON February 15,1898 an (causalities 266) explosion sank the USS Manie battleship in Havana harbor.

    • The battleship was stationed in Cuba to protect American civilians while Cuba was fighting to independence from Spain.

    • April 24, 1898 Spain declared war on U.S.

    • Spanish American was on July 17

    • Treaty of Paris (DEC. 10) Spain was able to reclaim Cuba.