Blockade-Runners – Today In Southern History

Nov 12, 2025

The Fingal, a blockade-runner bought in England, was one of the first to arrive with military supplies in Savannah harbor.

1799 – Andrew Ellicott made the first recorded U.S. meteor shower observation from a ship off the Florida Keys
1928 – The British steamship “Vestris” capsized & sank off the Virginia coast, killing 110.
1968 – In the case Epperson v. Arkansas the U.S. Supreme Court declared an Arkansas law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools unconstitutional.
1972 – Don Shula, coach of the Miami Dolphins, became the first NFL head coach to win 100 regular season games in 10 seasons.
1985 – In Norfolk, Virginia, Arthur James Walker was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a spy ring run by his brother, John A. Walker Jr.

Today In Southern History