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1985 Marion Byron, actress (Steamboat Bill Jr), dies at 73

1953 Ricky "Dragon" Steamboat, Richard Blood, wrestler, NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA

1932 Steamboat SS Observation explodes in New York City East River (71 killed)

1928 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in New York in "Steamboat Willie"

1928 Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City)

1928 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" is released

1914 1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal

1895 Buster [Joseph F] Keaton, actor, Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr

1865 Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 1,547. 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are killed when river steamer "Sultana" blows up

1859 1st steamboat sails, Red River

1849 1st regular steamboat service to California starts

1837 Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a U.S. steamboat docked at Buffalo

1837 Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke North Carolina killing 100

1823 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft. Snelling

1817 Mississippi River steamboat service begins

1816 1st double decked steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans

1815 Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies

1811 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans

1809 1st U.S. steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves New York for Philadelphia

1809 Robert Fulton patents steamboat

1807 Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat

1807 Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River

1791 John Fitch grants U.S. patent for his working steamboat

1788 1st U.S. steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs and Longstreet

1787 John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton

1783 1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France

1765 Robert Fulton, built 1st steamboat

1743 John Fitch, inventor, had a working steamboat years before Fulton


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