Today in History 10/21 (Battle of Trafalgar)

Date: Oct 21, 1805

Report of casualties suffered by the Spanish army at the Battle of Trafalgar, written 15 days after the battle. The text says “News in figure of the dead and wounded that each ship has had in the action of October 21, according to which it was possible to acquire (…) Cadiz, November 5, 1805”. The ships are the Prince, Santa Ana, Trinidad, Rayo, San Ildefonso, San Agustín, San Juan, Neptuno, Monarca, Montañés, San Justo, Assisi, Leandro, Bahama and Argonauta.
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(1805) Napoleon’s navy soundly defeated by Nelson.
Also on this day,
1797 | America’s new 44-gun frigate USS Constitution glides into Boston Harbor as ‘Old Ironside’ launched
Also on this day,
1797 | America’s new 44-gun frigate USS Constitution glides into Boston Harbor as ‘Old Ironside’ launched
Christened with a bottle of madeira, the USS Constitution is launched in Boston Harbor as one of the biggest war ships of her day. She’ll earn the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ in the War of 1812, dodge the scrap heap many times, and survive to sail under her own power in 2012.1854 | Nightingale off to war as nurse journeys to the heart of battle
Although born to a life of luxury, Florence Nightingale is devoted to serving others and begins a long journey to the Ottoman Empire to help soldiers wounded in the Crimean War. Nurse Nightingale will significantly reduce death rates, and lay the foundations of the modern nursing profession.1923 | Museumgoers see stars as first modern planetarium makes its debut
The Carl Zeiss Company exhibits the first planetarium at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. It gets a rave review from astronomer Elis Stromgren, who writes, ‘The planetarium is school, theater, and cinema in one classroom under the eternal dome of the sky.’
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Length: 203 feet (62 m)
Keel laid: 1795
Launched: Oct 10, 1797
Beam: 43' 8" (13.30 m)
BOSTON (July 4, 2014) USS Constitution fires a 17-gun salute near U.S. Coast Guard Base Boston during the ship's Independence Day underway demonstration in Boston Harbor. Constitution got underway with more than 300 guests to celebrate America's independence. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew R. Fairchild/Released) 140704-N-OG138-866
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