jun 30, 1870 - Steamboats Natchez and Robert Lee race on the Missisippii.
Description:
On June 30, 1870, the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez left the docks of New Orleans to prove which was the fastest steamboat on the Mississippi River.http://www.steamboatnatchez.com/history.html
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Date:
jun 30, 1870
Now
~ 156 years ago