February 15 in Victorian History
What the Victorians were up to on this date, year by remarkable year.
1898
The USS Maine explodes
At 9:40 in the evening, the American battleship Maine blows up in Havana harbour, killing 266 sailors. American newspapers blame Spain, and Remember the Maine becomes the rallying cry for the Spanish-American War. The true cause of the explosion remains debated to this day.