June 11: Jacques Cousteau and the World Beneath the Sea

Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born on June 11, 1910, in France and became one of the most famous ocean explorers of the twentieth century. As a young man, he served in the French navy and developed a deep interest in the sea, photography, and underwater exploration. After a serious automobile accident ended some of his early ambitions, Cousteau turned even more fully toward the ocean. His curiosity led him to experiment with underwater filming and diving equipment at a time when much of the underwater world was still difficult for people to reach and study.