The explosion and sinking of a U.S. battleship in Havana harbor in 1898 propelled the United States toward war with Spain.
The Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, marked the anniversary of the Maine explosion with a familiar refrain: blaming ...
On Feb. 15, 1898, the battleship USS Maine mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the United States closer to war with Spain. In 1879, President ...