Whale sinks the Essex / Zumbi executed - November 20th Flashback

A whale sank the Essex on this day in 1820. There's more in the Sep. 27, 2010 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.

On this day in 1695, Afro-Brazilian anti-resistance leader Zumbi was executed by the Portuguese. 

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