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THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Atomic submarine USS Thresher sinks in the Atlantic, killing all on board – 1963
On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher, an atomic submarine, sinks in the Atlantic Ocean, killing the entire crew. One hundred and twenty-nine sailors and civilians were lost when the sub unexpectedly plunged to the sea floor roughly 300 miles off the coast of New England.