On This Day November 20By Jason Roberts|2020-11-11T12:01:12-08:00November 20th, 2020|On This Day| View Larger Image On this day in 1820, an 80-ton sperm whale attacked and sank the Essex, a whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, inspiring the story of Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick.SHARE THIS!FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInWhatsAppTumblrPinterestEmail Related Posts On This Day January 15 January 15th, 2021 On This Day January 8 January 8th, 2021