Literature
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1981)
7/20/1866 · Jules Verne
On July 20, 1866, the passengers and crew of the steamer Abraham Lincoln spot what they believe to be a sea monster — a gleaming, phosphorescent shape moving impossibly fast through the North Pacific. The sighting is first contact with the Nautilus, Captain Nemo's submarine, and the event that sends marine biologist Professor Aronnax on his quest to solve the mystery that has been terrorizing the world's shipping lanes.