• .

    Bourbon was created by a clergyman. Rev. Elijah Craig distilled whisky from maize, and named it after his home in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

  • .

  • .

The German ocean liner SS Schiller sank, killing 335 people

On the 7th May, 1875, the German ocean liner SS Schiller sank near the Isles of Scilly, killing 335 people.

You might be interested to know:
  • On 25th May, 1986, The Shamia ferry boat sank, killing 600 people... Read more »
  • On 10th April, 1963, The nuclear powered submarine USS Thresher was lost... Read more »
  • On 22nd March, 1935, Germany’s first regular electronic television service began... Read more »
« Before
More from
Shipping Accidents
After »

  • .

      

  • .