Today I learned on Nostr: TIL USS Maine ship that sank in Havana Harbor in 1898, sparked the Spanish–American ...

TIL USS Maine ship that sank in Havana Harbor in 1898, sparked the Spanish–American War. U.S. newspapers claimed that the Spanish were responsible for the ship's destruction. Modern investigations, including a famous 1974 study, indicate the blast was likely an accidental internal coal-bunker fire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(1890)
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