📅 Nautilus, first nuclear submarine, launches (1954)
Where: Groton, Connecticut, USA
📅 On This Day: January 21
January 21, 1954: Nautilus, first nuclear submarine, launches. On 21 January 1954, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, Nautilus, was launched in Groton, Connecticut, USA. It was named after the submarine in Jules Verne's novel. In 1958 it became the first to pass under the ice at the North Pole, and today it is a museum ship.
✨ More events on this day
- 1911 🏅 The first Monte Carlo Rally took place, with drivers racing from cities all over Europe to Monaco; it is still one of the most famous car rallies.
- 1960 🚀 A rhesus monkey named Miss Sam rode a Little Joe rocket to test the escape system of the Mercury spacecraft, and she landed safely.
- 1976 💡 Concorde began carrying paying passengers, flying from London to Bahrain and from Paris to Rio; it flew faster than the speed of sound.
🧠 Question of the day
Where did the name Nautilus come from?
- A famous general
- A star constellation
- The submarine in a Jules Verne novel
Show the answer
Answer: The submarine in a Jules Verne novel
🎂 Landmarks that opened on January 21
Questions
What happened on January 21?
January 21, 1954: Nautilus, first nuclear submarine, launches. It happened in Groton, Connecticut, USA.
Which landmarks opened on January 21?
Metrópolis Building (inaugurated 1911).
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