United States National Maritime Day
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National Maritime Day is a United States holiday created to recognize the maritime industry. It is observed on May 22, the date that the American steamship Savannah set sail from Savannah, Georgia on the first ever transoceanic voyage under steam power. The holiday was created by the United States Congress on May 20, 1933.
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- Holidays in the United States
- Maritime culture
- 1933 establishments
- May observances
- Water transport stubs
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