M.E. Norman was a 113-foot-long sternwheel steamboat. In a freak accident, Norman sunk on May 8, 1925, near Cow Island Bend in Memphis, Tennessee, drowning 23 people. Tom Lee, an African-American riverworker, was personally credited with using a small rowboat to save the lives of 32 passengers. Tom Lee Park is named in his honor. Paddle steamers — Lucerne, Switzerland. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area Ranked 36th - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²) - Width 120 miles (195 km) - Length 440 miles (710 km) - % water 2. ... An African American (also Afro-American or Black American) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...
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