The French ship named Aurore transported the first African slaves from Senegambia, West Africa, to Louisiana, US.
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The SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
The USS Indianapolis warship, which sank during World War II, was discovered in the Pacific Ocean 3.4 miles below the surface.
Two Australian warships, the HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager, collided off the New South Wales coast.
The British ship HMS Minotaur sunk, killing 480 people.
The Titanic sunk at 2:20 am in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
