90 Degrees North: The Nautilus Slips Under the Pole
On August 3, 1958, the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus became the first vessel in history to reach the North Pole, traveling submerged beneath the Arctic ice.
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The Submarine That Never Came Home
On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sank the USS Housatonic off Charleston — the first time in history a submarine destroyed a warship in combat.
The Lusitania Goes Down
On May 7, 1915, the German submarine U-20 torpedoed the British liner Lusitania off the coast of Ireland, killing nearly 1,200 people and turning world opinion against Germany.