Daily Event for February 15


On Feb. 15, 1898 the battleship USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana, Cuba, this event sparked the
Spanish-American war as it was thought a mine caused the magazine to explode. Definitive proof of what
caused the explosion and the deaths of over 260 sailors is still unknown.
© 2009 Michael W. Pocock
MaritimeQuest.com


Portrait of USS Maine

 

Wreck of USS Maine in Havana Harbor.

 



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