15 October 2015

Submarine Hunley Sinks in Training

15 October 1863 

#KnowSouthernHistory 

On this date in 1863 - The Confederate submarine Horace L. Hunley sank for a second during time training exercises, killing 7 crew members. 


Other Years:


1864 - Confederate troops occupied Glasgow, Missouri.
1890 - Alabama Penny Savings Bank organized in Birmingham.
1977 - The Arkansas Razorbacks' Steve Little kicked a record tying 67 yard field goal.
2011 - Legoland Florida, the world's largest Legoland theme park, opened in Winter Haven, Florida.

Read: Why Know Southern History?



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