An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii killed 28 people.
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The Clermont steamboat by Robert Fulton made its maiden trip up the Hudson River.
Honolulu became an official city.
The Hawaiian Fire Department was established.
The USS Kearsarge sank the CSS Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France.
The Titanic sunk at 2:20 am in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
