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re: Obscure/Interesting/Quirky "American" Facts 1865-1880
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:41 pm to TxTiger82
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:41 pm to TxTiger82
The worst maritime disaster in Anerican history happened in 1865 whe the riverboat Sultana exploded and sank on the Mississippi River near Memphis. The country barely noticed however due to the fact President Lincoln had been killed the day before.
To give an idea of the scale if this disaster, almost 300 more people died when the Sultana went down than would die when the Titanic sank 47 years later.
To give an idea of the scale if this disaster, almost 300 more people died when the Sultana went down than would die when the Titanic sank 47 years later.
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 10:42 pm
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Posted on 8/22/14 at 7:10 am to Darth_Vader
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The worst maritime disaster in Anerican history happened in 1865 whe the riverboat Sultana exploded and sank on the Mississippi River near Memphis. The country barely noticed however due to the fact President Lincoln had been killed the day before.
Close. Boothe was killed the day before. Lincoln was assassinated 12 days earlier.
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