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Lecture – “Why the USS Maine Sailed to Havana: New Evidence” with Walt Johanson

Hendrick Hudson Free Library 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose

Coffee is at 10:30 AM.  Presentation begins at 11:00 AM. January 2013 marks 115 years since the battleship Maine was sent to Havana, its sinking the following month leading to the Spanish-American War. The standard explanation was that the ship was sent to Cuba to protect American lives and property. Walt Johanson explores other factors long

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