Tony Barrand Dies (2022)
Anthony Grant Barrand (April 3, 1945 – January 29, 2022) was a British-born American folk singer and academic. He was a Professor of Anthropology, College of Arts and . . .
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 French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, fought off the coast of Spain.
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U.S. Navy stages daring mission during First Barbary War (February 16, 1804)
During the First Barbary War, U.S. Lieutenant Stephen Decatur leads a military mission that famed British Admiral Horatio Nelson calls the “most daring act of the age.”
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U.S. Supreme Court rules on Amistad slave ship mutiny case
At the end of a historic case, the U.S. Supreme Court rules, with only one dissent, that the enslaved Africans who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally . . .
U.S.S. Monitor battles C.S.S. Virginia
On March 9, 1862, one of the most famous naval battles in American history occurs as two ironclads, the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia, fight to a draw off Hampton . . .
U.S.S. Monitor battles C.S.S. Virginia (9 Mar 1862)
On March 9, 1862, one of the most famous naval battles in American history occurs as two ironclads, the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia, fight to a draw off Hampton Roads, Virginia. The ships . . .
United States Congress authorizes privateers to attack British vessels (1776)
Because it lacked sufficient funds to build a strong navy, the Continental Congress gives privateers permission to attack any and all British ships on April 3, 1776.
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USS Constitution defeats HMS Java (29 Dec 1812)
On This Day – December 29, 1812 – USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) was sailing in the Atlantic just off the coast of Brazil. In the morning sails were sighted on . . .
USS Constitution defeats HMS Java (29 Dec 1812)
On This Day – December 29, 1812 – USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) was sailing in the Atlantic just off the coast of Brazil. In the morning sails were sighted on . . .
USS Monitor Sinks (1862)
On December 30, 1862, the U.S.S. Monitor sinks in a storm off Cape Hatteras, North . . .
USS Monitor Sinks (30 Dec 1862)
On December 30, 1862, the U.S.S. Monitor sinks in a storm off Cape Hatteras, North . . .
USS Monitor Sinks (30 Dec 1862)
On December 30, 1862, the U.S.S. Monitor sinks in a storm off Cape Hatteras, North . . .
Vasa departs Stockholm and Sinks (1628)
Vasa is a Swedish . . .
Vasco da Gama reaches India (1498)
Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast on May 20, 1498.
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Vasco da Gama reaches India (20 May 1498)
Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast on May 20, 1498.
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War of 1812 Begins on 18 June
The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law—and . . .
War of 1812 Ends with the Treaty of Ghent
On this date, December 24, 1814, the War of 1812 ends.
The Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America is signed by British and . . .
Whaleship Essex Sunk by Sperm Whale
The American whaler Essex, which hailed from Nantucket, Massachusetts, is attacked by an 80-ton sperm whale 2,000 miles from the western coast of South America.
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Whaleship Essex Sunk by Sperm Whale (20 Nov 1820)
The American whaler Essex, which hailed from Nantucket, Massachusetts, is attacked by an 80-ton sperm whale 2,000 miles from the western coast of South America.
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