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- A US rallying cry in support of the Spanish–American War. Refers to the Maine, a US battleship destroyed in Havana in 1898.
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Remember the Maine, 1898 | | On February 15, 1898, the battleship USS Maine exploded in Havana’s harbor in Cuba, killing nearly two-thirds of her crew. The tragedy occurred after years of escalating tensions between the United States and Spain, and the “yellow press” and public opinion were quick to blame Spain.
On the evening of February 15, a sudden and shocking explosion tore a hole in the hull of the American battleship Maine, which had been on patrol in Havana harbor. The immediate assumption was that the sinking of the Maine and the concomitant deaths of 260 sailors was the result of Spanish treachery.
Tom Miller. February 1998. On February 15, 1898, a mysterious explosion destroyed the American battleship Maine in Havana Harbor and helped propel the United States into a war with Spain.
Feb 15, 2016 · Feb. 15, 1898. By Andrew Glass. 02/15/2016 12:00 AM EST. On this day in 1898, an explosion sank the American battleship USS Maine in Havana’s harbor, killing 266 men. It was touched off by a...
'Remember the Maine, to Hell With Spain!' The role the Maine played in the build up to the Spanish-American War. By Frankie Witzenburg. Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Share. Comments. Tensions between Spain and the United States arose long before the Spanish-American War broke out on 21 April 1898.
Oct 12, 2014 · The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine was the crisis that allowed an internal fight in the Republican Party to launch the nation into internationalism. “Remember the Maine!” indeed.
The public clamored for war with the popular cry, “Remember the Maine!” This 1898 chromolithograph depicts the Maine‘s deadly explosion in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. President McKinley and Congress had sought alternatives to war for years and continued working for a diplomatic solution even after the sinking of the Maine. However ...
