200th anniversary: The American whaleship Essex sank 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) west of the...
History · Anniversaries · Fri, November 20, 2020
1820: The American whaleship Essex sank 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) west of the western coast of South America after it was attacked by a sperm whale, an event which inspired the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (pictured).
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| Date | Event | When |
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| Fri, Nov 20, 2020 | Chhath Puja | 6 yr ago |
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