Remember the Maine

Cultural  

1. A slogan of the Spanish-American War. The United States battleship Maine mysteriously exploded and sank in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, in 1898. Stirred up by the yellow press (see yellow journalism), the American public blamed the sinking on Spain, which then owned Cuba. President William McKinley, who had opposed war, yielded to public pressure and asked Congress to declare war.

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Example Sentences

The eclectic cocktail list will include classic cocktails such as the mai tai and El Presidente, and drinks like the Pan American Clipper and Remember the Maine that are drawn from the work of Charles H. Baker Jr., a mid-20th-century cocktail writer whose work is a special obsession of Mr. Frizell’s.

From New York Times

You’ll remember the slogan that got us into the Spanish American War: “remember the Maine.”

From MSNBC

Rosenberg: Ironically, remember the Maine has a secondary meaning: it wasn’t just what drove us into the Spanish American War, but it’s a lesson for all policymakers and for all leaders.

From MSNBC

He had badges that said “Remember the Maine” and felt pennants commemorating “Fighting Bob.”

From Literature

His entry in the camp’s guest register said, “Remember the Porcupine!” — an adaptation of the Spanish-American War slogan “Remember the Maine!” — referring to how he shimmied up a tall tree to capture a porcupine.

From New York Times