Remember the Maine.

The USS Maine was an American naval ship that sunk in Havana Harbour during the Cuban revolt against Spain of 1898. The cause was subject to much speculation, but popular U.S. opinion and the rabble-rousing press blamed Spain. The phrase, "Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain", became a rallying cry for action, which jumpstarted the Spanish-American war, eventually leading to Cuban independence. This cocktail, which shares the same name, was first put to pen by Charles H. Baker in his Gentleman’s Companion, or Around the World with Jigger, Beaker and Flask, which is both an excellent read and outstanding drink.