On This Day In History On This Day In History: Battleship USS Maine Explodes And Sinks – On Feb 15, 1898MessageToEagle.com | February 15, 2017 MessageToEagle.com – On February 15, 1898, at 9:40 p.m., the USS Maine exploded, killing 260 men aboard. Public opinion in the United States, urged on by the yellow press, Read More