Roald Amundsen becomes first explorer to reach the South Pole
Amundsen's Gjøa On December 14, 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen becomes the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating his…
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Sir Francis Drake Sets Sail (1577)
Drake's Golden Hinde English seaman Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, with five ships and 164 men on a…
The Mary Celeste is spotted at sea (1872)
Mary Celeste The Mary Celeste, a ship whose crew mysteriously disappeared, is spotted at sea December 5, 1872. The Dei…
Magellan Reaches the Pacific Ocean
Magellan Slain in the Philippines After sailing through the dangerous straits below South America that now bear his name, Portuguese…
Christmas Tree Ship Sinks (1912)
The Rouse Simmons docked along the Chicago River On this day (23 Nov) in 1912, the schooner ROUSE SIMMONS, better…
Blackbeard Killed off North Carolina (1718)
Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, is killed on November 22, 1718, off North Carolina’s Outer…
Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, sinks in Aegean Sea
HMHS Britannic The Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, sinks in the Aegean Sea on November 21, 1916, killing 30 people. More…
Whaleship Essex Sunk by Sperm Whale
Whale Sinks Ship The American whaler Essex, which hailed from Nantucket, Massachusetts, is attacked by an 80-ton sperm whale 2,000…
Moby Dick First Published (1851)
Herman Melville Moby-Dick is now considered a great classic of American literature and contains one of the most famous opening…
Cargo ship suddenly sinks in Lake Superior (1975)
SS Edmund Fitzgerald On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew members on board.…
John Paul Jones Sails to Raid British Ships (1777)
On November 2, 1777, the USS Ranger, with a crew of 140 men under the command of John Paul Jones,…
Erie Canal Opens (1825)
The Erie Canal Opens The Erie Canal opens, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River.…
James Henry Miller aka Ewan MacColl dies (1989)
Ewan MacColl James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl,…
Trafalgar Day (21 Oct 1805)
In one of the most decisive naval battles in history, a British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined…
Hollywood and the Sea:
Maritime History & Culture in Film
Lifeboat, Alfred Hitchcock, 20th Century Fox, 1944 Register Here for the Zoom Seminar Saturday, 5 November 2022Welcome & Lecture at…
H.L. Hunley sinks during tests (15 Oct 1863)
On October 15, 1863, the H.L. Hunley, the world’s first successful combat submarine, sinks during a test run, killing its…
The Gold Coast King Who Fought the Might of Europe’s Slave Traders
Artist's rendering of John Canoe (Jan Kwaw), the Ahanta king who likely inspired the Bahamas' Junkanoo festival Sankofa Flamingo Foundation /…
Thomas Downing was a fine-dining pioneer with a secret
Oyster Boat, public domain image from the New York Public Library In the heart of New York’s financial center, a…
Darwin Returns to Falmouth 2 Oct 1831
HMS Beagle The British naturalist Charles Darwin returns to Falmouth, England, aboard the HMS Beagle, ending a five-year surveying expedition…
Albert Lancaster Lloyd, aka A. L. Lloyd or Bert Lloyd dies
Bert Lloyd Albert Lancaster Lloyd, usually known as A. L. Lloyd or Bert Lloyd, was an English folk singer and…