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Sept. 14, 1716: Boston Harbor Gets Navigation
1716: Boston Light, the first lighthouse in the New World, starts guiding ships into Boston Harbor. As early as the late 17th century, settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony guided ships into Boston...
View ArticleMay 17, 1970: The Boat Is Seaworthy and, Yes, We Can All Get Along
1970: Thor Heyerdahl sets sail with his crew from Safi, Morocco, aboard Ra II. He will attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a boat built of reeds and succeed where the previous expedition aboard Ra I...
View ArticleNov. 1, 1859: A Welcome Sight for Those in Peril Upon the Sea
The lighthouse at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, casts its first beam out to sea.
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