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200th anniversary: The American whaleship Essex sank 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) west of the...

Name: 200th anniversary: The American whaleship Essex sank 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) west of the...
Start: 2020-11-20

Fri, November 20, 2020

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In 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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Wikipedia "On this day" selected anniversary, 200 years (1820 to 2020).

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2026-09-25: added to 2020-11-20