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President Thomas Jefferson signed a bill that approved the United States Coast Survey.
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Charles Wyville Thomson found sea life at 4,389 meters below the ocean's surface which proved many previous theories wrong.
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The First Oceanographic Research Vessel "Albatross" began its operations
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The ship "the Titanic" sunk because it hit an iceberg. It killed 1,500 people and there is now a movie on it. This led to a device that would warn boats when there is an object in their path.
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The Aqua Lung changed how people were able to research the sea forever. It was created by Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan.
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FNRS-3 went down 4,041 meters down somewhere of Africa's west coast. It was lead by Georges Houot and Pierre Willm.
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The deep tow system began to be developed by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
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Lowered of the coast of California, Sealab II is created.
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The most well known and famous shipwreck, the Titanic, was found over 3,808 meters below the ocean's surface by Robert Ballard's research team.
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Maps of the sea's surface began to be created by TOPEX/Poseidon satellites.
