30 July 1865 July 29, 2012 Author: Staff The steamboat Brother Jonathan sinks off the coast of California, killing 225 passengers. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership." Colin Powell — Click here for more from Colin Powell Related posts: 4 July 1865 4 July 1569 30 July 1971 16 July 1999 Categories: History Tags: 1865, 30 July