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THIS DAY IN HISTORY – American vessel sunk by sperm whale – 1820

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The American whaler Essex, which hailed from Nantucket, Massachusetts, is attacked by an 80-ton sperm whale 2,000 miles from the western coast of South America.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Moby-Dick published – 1851

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On this day in 1851, Moby-DickMoby-Dick is now considered a great classic of American literature and contains one of the most famous opening lines in fiction: “Call me Ishmael.” Initially, though, the book about Captain Ahab and his quest for a giant white whale was a flop.

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