History Home
Events     Birthdays     Deaths     Years

Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy!

Google Web brainyhistory.com   
Underwater


1993 Sergey Vozovikov, cosmonaut, dies during underwater test at 34

1991 Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in Philippines

1988 32 divers finish cycling underwater on a standard tricycle,to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hours 20 mins

1988 In Santa Barbara, California, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hours 20 mins

1973 Carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79

1962 Fred Baldasare is 1st to swim English Channel underwater (scuba)

1960 1st underwater launching of Polaris missile

1960 Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established, 1st underwater park

1960 U.S. nuclear submarine USS Triton set off on underwater round-world trip

1959 Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 m 42.5 s

1952 Underwater volcano explodes under research vessel Kaiyo-maru-5

1946 U.S. detonates underwater A-bomb at Bikini, 5th atomic explosion

1928 Fathometer, which measures underwater depth, patented

1927 NY-New Jersey Holland Tunnel, 1st twin-tube underwater auto tunnel, opens

1927 1st underwater tunnel, Holland Tunnel connecting New York to New Jersey opens

1907 Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 sec

1866 Work begins on 1st U.S. underwater highway tunnel, Chicago



History Home    Copyright 2007 BrainyMedia.com