In 1933, Congress designated May 22 as National Maritime Day. On this day in 1819, the “first successful transoceanic voyage under steam propulsion” began when the steamship S.S. Savannah set sail from Savannah, Georgia. It arrived in Liverpool, England, on June 20. National Maritime Day is an occasion to honor the past and present contributions of the U.S. merchant marine during both peace and war.
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1780s
1800s
1810s
1840s
- 1843: TRAIN OF 100-PLUS WAGONS LEFT INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, FOR OREGON
- BORN 1844: MARY CASSATT (PAINTER)
1850s
- 1856: REPRESENTATIVE PRESTON BROOKS CANED SENATOR CHARLES SUMNER IN SENATE
- BORN 1859: SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (AUTHOR MOST NOTED FOR HIS STORIES ABOUT THE DETECTIVE SHERLOCK HOLMES)
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1900s
1910s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
- 1961: THE SPACE NEEDLE’S REVOLVING RESTAURANT IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WAS DEDICATED
- 1963: BARRY BISHOP AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPEDITION TEAM WERE THE FIRST AMERICANS TO REACH THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT EVEREST. BARRY BISHOP PLACED THE U.S. FLAG ON TOP OF MOUNT EVEREST
- DIED 1967: LANGSTON HUGHES (WRITER)
1970s
- BORN 1970: NAOMI CAMPBELL (MODEL)
- 1971: FIRST PERMANENT IMAX THEATER OPENED IN TORONTO50 Years Ago
- BORN 1977: ALASTAIR RALPHS (WRESTLER)
- BORN 1978: GINNIFER GOODWIN (ACTRESS)
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