On this date in 1819 the side-wheel Savannah tested her engines at sea and a week later set out to become the first steamer to cross the Atlantic. She made it, and in 1933 Congress took a break from making the Great Depression worse and declared May 22 National Maritime Day.
So honor the nation's Shellbacks by thinking a nautical thought or two today. Thank ee kindly, Mate.
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