Today in History in 1863 the SS Georgiana, the most powerful Confederate cruiser, was destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo valued at $1,000,000; and in 1965 on March 19 teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence discovered the wreck of the SS Georgiana.
Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:
Historical Events
1279 - A Mongolian victory at the naval Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
1644 - 200 members of Peking imperial family/court commit suicide in loyalty to the Emperor
1822 - Boston, Mass., incorporated as a city
1831 - 1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245,000)
1863 - The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exactly 102 years later by then teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence.
1920 - US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy)
1925 - Angelo G Roncalli (later Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop
1932 - The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
1942 - FDR orders men between 45 & 64 to register for non-military duty
1953 - 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth", Gary Cooper & Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)
2003 - Invasion of Iraq by American and British led coalition begins without United Nations support and in defiance of world opinion
Famous Birthdays
1813 - David Livingstone, Scotland, explorer (found by Stanley in Africa)
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