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.