2015 Event Scientists report that climate change may be influenced by the carbon dioxide released by undersea volcanoes, which have been assumed until now to have a negligible effect; further studies are needed to assess the degree of impact 2011 Event An undersea fiber-optic cable arrives in Cuba, linking it to Venezuela. Venezuela offered to help Cuba speed its internet connection when the U.S. refused 1968 Event Jacques Cousteau's 1st undersea special on U.S. network TV 1926 Event National Geographic takes 1st natural-color undersea photos 1922 Birthday Jacques Piccard, born in Switzerland, undersea explorer, bathyscaph Trieste 1823 Birthday Karl Wilhelm Siemens, inventor, laid undersea cables