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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

History of the Sinking of the USS Maine





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"The Destruction of USS Maine"

"Better Late than Never?"

"Momentum Towards War"

"Battleship Maine Explodes"

Front Pages from Newspapers

"Suspended Judgment"

"Personal Narrative of the Maine"

"The World; Remember Yellow Journalism"

"Destruction of the Maine"
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