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The USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, killing 260 crew members and sparking the Spanish-American War.
On February 15, 1898, the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing over 260 crew members and intensifying tensions between the U.S. and Spain, leading to the Spanish-American War.
The cause remains uncertain, though Spain was widely blamed at the time.
Other notable events include the 1879 law allowing women to argue before the Supreme Court, FDR surviving an assassination attempt in 1933, the 1950 premiere of Disney’s Cinderella, a 1961 Sabena Airlines crash that killed the U.S. figure skating team, Leon Spinks defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978, the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989, the 2001 publication of the first human genome draft, a 2013 Siberian meteor explosion injuring nearly 1,500, a 2022 $73 million Sandy Hook settlement, and in 2023, Payton Gendron sentenced to life for the Buffalo supermarket shooting.
El USS Maine explotó en el puerto de La Habana el 15 de febrero de 1898, matando a 260 miembros de la tripulación y provocando la Guerra Hispano-Estadounidense.