1970 ⟶ Ra II Papyrus Boat Arrives in Barbados
July 12: Thor Heyerdahl's papyrus boat Ra II arrived in Barb...
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🤿 First Manned Descent to the Mariana Trench
January 22: First crewed descent to the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench.⟶
ExplorationOceanographyCold WarUnited States Navy
United States🚀 Kennedy Announces Moon Landing Goal
May 25: In an address to Congress, John F. Kennedy declares the United States' objective of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" by the end of the decade. This would be in fact achieved by the Apollo Project, despite several challenges and much doubt.⟶
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United States⛵ Ra II Papyrus Boat Arrives in Barbados
July 12: Thor Heyerdahl's papyrus boat Ra II arrived in Barbados, bringing an end to its 3,200 mi (5,100 km) journey across the Atlantic Ocean.⟶
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Barbados🚢 Titanic Wreckage Discovered
September 1: 73 years after its infamous disaster, the wreck of the Titanic is found off the coast of Newfoundland by a joint French–American expedition led by Jean-Louis Michel of IFREMER and Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.⟶
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Canada🤿 Victor Vescovo Achieves Deepest Ocean Dive
Victor Vescovo breaks the human depth record, reaching 10,928 m in the Challenger Deep.⟶
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United States🇧🇧 Barbados Becomes a Republic
November 30: Barbados becomes a republic on its 55th anniversary of independence while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.⟶
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