In Search of History — Season 1, Episode 21: Sultana: The Mississippi's Titanic
Documentary • 42 min • 5 seasons, 110 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
The Sultana explosion on April 27, 1865, is the deadliest maritime disaster in U.S. history, often called "The Mississippi's Titanic". Over 1,100 to 1,700 people died, mostly returning Union soldiers, when overloaded boilers exploded near Memphis, surpassing the Titanic's death toll. It was overshadowed at the time by the news of President Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, being killed.
About In Search of History
In Search of History was a series that aired on the History channel in the late 1990's. These television programs featured topics on history, historical settings, historical dramas, historical subjects and historical individuals.