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"A Medium in Which I Seek Relief": Manuscripts of American Sailors 1919-1940Main MenuIntroductionPublication IntroductionTranscriptionsThe SailorsBeginning of PathThe ShipsBeginning of PathContext & AnalysisBeginning of PathSources / CitationsBeginning of PathAnnie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434
Timeline
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1840: Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr. is published.
1874: New York Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime) is established.
1891: Massachusetts Nautical Training School (now Mass Maritime) is established.
1901: Cecil Northrop is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1908: USS Newport becomes the second training ship of the New York Nautical School.
1909: USS Ranger becomes the second training ship of the Massachusetts Nautical Training School.
1914: Panama Canal is completed.
1915: The Seamen's Act is signed into law.
1917: U.S. enters World War I.
1918: The USS Ranger is renamed the Nantucket.
1919: Cecil Northrop ships on first sea voyage.
1919: Van Horne Morris is born in Melrose, Massachusetts.
1920: The Merchant Marine Act (also known as the Jones Act) is signed into law.
1922: Cecil Northrop graduates from New York State Nautical School.
1924: Robert Dollar inaugurates his “around the world” service.
1936-1937: Major labor strikes among longshoremen and sailors.
1938: Van Horne Morris graduates from the Massachusetts Nautical School.
1941: Van Horne Morris graduates from the Naval Aviation Cadet program.
1941: U.S. enters World War II in December, after surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
1942: Van Horne Morris serves on the USS Hornet
1944: Van Horne Morris serves in the VC-58 squadron on the USS Wake Island
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