Today in History for July 20: In 1576, English explorer Martin Frobisher discovered the bay off Baffin Island that now bears his name. He thought it was a passage dividing America from Asia.

"Sometimes we find something new that we were not looking for," the Wisconsin Historical Society said about the discovery.

Researchers surveying a Wisconsin river unexpectedly uncovered a 145-year-old shipwreck, according to officials.

A new 145-year-old shipwreck discovery in the Fox River is putting a spotlight on the maritime history of Berlin.

Archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society's Maritime Preservation Program and the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association made an accidental discovery.

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