Bennett, James Gordon

US journalist, newspaper editor, and yachtsman

1841 - Born on the 10th of May in New York City.

1866 - Served in the Navy during the Civil War, and iwon the first trans-oceanic boat race.

1869 - Commissioned Henry Stanley to journey through Africa to find David Livingstone.

1877 - He left New York after an incident that ended his engagement to socialite Caroline May.

1879-1881 - Financed George De Long's Arctic expedition.

Established the Gordon Bennett Cup for international yachting and the Gordon Bennett Cup for automobile races.

1906 - He funded a trophy for the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett.

1918 - James Gordon Bennett, Jr. died on 14th of May in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France.