JUNE 27
1898:At age 54, Nova Scotia-born sailor Joshua Slocum completes the first solo circumnavigation of the globe, steering the Spray on a 46,000-mile voyage that lasts more than three years.
1829: British scientist James Smithson dies in Genoa, Italy, having stated in his will that if his nephew dies without any heirs, Smithson's entire estate should go toward creating "under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge" in Washington. The Smithsonian now includes 19 museums and galleries and the National Zoological Park.
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