Blockade-Runners – Today In Southern History

12 November 1861 

On this date in 1861…

The Fingal, a blockade-runner bought in England, was one of the first to arrive with military supplies in Savannah harbor. 

Other Years:

  • 1799 – Andrew Ellicott made the first recorded U.S. meteor shower observation from a ship off the Florida Keys
  • 1928 – The British steamship “Vestris” capsized & sank off the Virginia coast, killing 110.
  • 1968 – In the case Epperson v. Arkansas the U.S. Supreme Court declared an Arkansas law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools unconstitutional.
  • 1972 – Don Shula, coach of the Miami Dolphins, became the first NFL head coach to win 100 regular season games in 10 seasons.
  • 1985 – In Norfolk, Virginia, Arthur James Walker was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a spy ring run by his brother, John A. Walker Jr. 

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