The French ship named Aurore transported the first African slaves from Senegambia, West Africa, to Louisiana, US.
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Several internal explosions inside Britain's HMS Vanguard battleship occurred at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Louisiana became the 18th state to join the United States of America.
The USS Constitution set sail for the first time in 116 years.
An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii killed 28 people.
The San Jose, which sank in 1708, was found near Columbia.
