1898: The Maine, an American battleship, was blown up while it was docked in Havanna, Cuba setting off the Spanish-American War. Similar to the War of 1812 during which "Remember the Raisin" became a rallying cry, "Remember the Maine" became the war cry against Spain during the Spanish-American War.</br> <br>1820: Susan B. Anthony, one of the first women's rights advocates, was born in Adams, Massachusetts.</br> <br>1812: Charles Tiffany, American jeweler who opened a "stationery and fancy goods" store - Tiffany and Company - in New York City in 1837, was born in Killingly, Connecticut.</br> <br>1564: Galileo (formal name: Galileo Galilei), physicist and astronomer who gathered evidence that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun, was born in Pisa, Italy. He died in Florence, Italy on January 8, 1642.</br>