The SF F-4 submersible boat sank and killed 21 people near Hawaii.
This was the first submarine incident of its kind.
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King Kamehameha III of Hawaii signed the Declaration of Rights, which was a significant movement away from the country's 'ancient ways.'
The Titanic of New England, the SS Portland, sunk off the coast of Maine.
The Clermont steamboat by Robert Fulton made its maiden trip up the Hudson River.
The SS Georgiana, the largest ship in the Confederate States Navy, was sunk on her maiden voyage.
The Titanic departed Southampton for its first and only journey.
