The New Bedford Whaling Museum's Moby-Dick Marathon is an annual non-stop reading of Herman Melville's literary masterpiece. The multi-day program of entertaining activities and events is presented every January. Admission to the Marathon is free.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Today in History

From The New York Times, on this day in 1852:
Three of the hands of the brig Rainbow (a New Haven vessel) on shore on Point Judith, have been frozen to death.

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