Submarine Hunley Sinks in Training – Today In Southern History
15 October 1863
15 October 1863
On this date in 1863…
The Confederate submarine Horace L. Hunley sank for a second during time training exercises, killing 7 crew members.
Other Years:
1864 – Confederate troops occupied Glasgow, Missouri.
1890 – Alabama Penny Savings Bank organized in Birmingham.
1977 – The Arkansas Razorbacks’ Steve Little kicked a record tying 67 yard field goal.
2011 – Legoland Florida, the world’s largest Legoland theme park, opened in Winter Haven, Florida.
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