Henry Hudson Set Adrift by mutineers (1611)
Henry Hudson Set Adrift by Mutineers After spending a winter trapped by ice in present-day Hudson Bay, the starving crew…
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Drake Claims California for England (1579)
Sir Francis Drake During his circumnavigation of the world, English seaman Francis Drake anchors in a harbor just north of…
Bounty Mutiny Survivors Reach Timor (14 June,1789)
English Captain William Bligh and 18 others, cast adrift from the HMS Bounty seven weeks before, reach Timor in the…
British vessel burned off Rhode Island (9 June,1772)
HMS Gaspee, off the coast of Rhode Island In an incident that some regard as the first naval engagement of…
Spanish galleon San José sinks in battle (8 June, 1708)
The English painter Samuel Scott (1702-1772) specialised in marine painting and views of London. A strong influence of the art…
The Great Australian “Shanty Off!”
The great Shanty Off of Australia! The Great Shanty Off! Calling all Sea-Shanty groups!We are seeking expressions of interest from…
Battle of Boston Harbor (1 June 1813)
Battle of Boston Harbor, The Siege of Boston USS Chesapeake versus HMS Shannon happened on June 1st 1813 in Boston…
Battle of Dover, 29 May 1652
Battle of Dover The naval Battle of Dover (also known as the Battle of Goodwin Sands), fought on 29 May…
Captain Kidd Dies (23 May 1701)
Captain William Kidd On May 23, 1701 the infamous English Pirate, Captain Kidd, dies. Kidd’s early career is obscure. It…
Lewis and Clark Depart 14 May 1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, Missouri One year after the United States doubled its territory with the…
Ed Trickett Dies on May 10, 2022
Edison Trickett Ed was a well-loved musician in the folk music community. He appeared on over 40 recordings, most of…
Captain Blood Steals Crown Jewels (9 May 1671)
No, he was a real historical character, too! In London, Thomas Blood, an Irish adventurer better known as “Captain Blood,”…
King Charles II grants charter to Hudson’s Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company Charter May 2, 1670 - King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson’s…
Drake Assaults Cádiz (April 29, 1587)
Drake's attack on Cádiz, 1587 Referred to as the "singeing of the beard" of King Philip II of Spain. In…
Mutiny on the HMS Bounty (April 28, 1789)
Mutiny on the Bounty Three weeks into a journey from Tahiti to the West Indies, the HMS Bounty is seized…
Steamboat Sultana Explodes (1865)
Steamship Sultana On April 27, 1865 the steamship Sultana exploded on the water. This Civil War ship explosion killed more…
“Robinson Crusoe” is published 1719
Front piece for Daniel Defoe’s "Robinson Crusoe". Daniel Defoe’s fictional work The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is…
John Paul Jones burns Whitehaven, England (1778)
John Paul Jones At 8 a.m. on April 23, 1778, John Paul Jones, with 30 volunteers from his ship, the…
Sir Richard Runciman Terry Dies (1938)
Sir Richard Runciman Terry Richard Terry was born in 1864 in Ellington, Northumberland. At the age of 11 he started…
John Paul Jones Sets Out (1778)
John Paul Jones' USS Ranger Revolutionary War commander John Paul Jones sets out to raid British ships On April 10,…