{"slug": "atlantic-ocean", "label": "Atlantic Ocean", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97", "qid": "Q97", "description": "ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas", "entries": 14, "years": 13, "span": [511, 2024], "span_label": ["511 CE", "2024 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 4}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 3}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "sweden", "label": "Sweden", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "egypt-in-the-middle-ages", "label": "Egypt in the Middle Ages", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "fatimid-caliphate", "label": "Fatimid Caliphate", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "emirate-of-sicily", "label": "Emirate of Sicily", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-portugal", "label": "Kingdom of Portugal", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pacific-ocean", "label": "Pacific Ocean", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "adriatic-sea", "label": "Adriatic Sea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "theodoric-the-great", "label": "Theodoric the Great", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "visigothic-kingdom", "label": "Visigothic Kingdom", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "almohad-caliphate", "label": "Almohad Caliphate", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "great-lakes", "label": "Great Lakes", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hudson-river", "label": "Hudson River", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 511, "year_label": "511 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great assumes the regency over Amalaric, his grandson and future king of the Visigothic Kingdom - Theodoric now rules over territory stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Adriatic Sea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364740421#Europe", "title": "511", "revid": 1364740421, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 975, "year_label": "975 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 21", "text": "December 21 – Caliph Al-Mu'izz dies in Egypt after a 22-year reign in which he has extended his realm from Sicily to the Atlantic. 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After this accident the implementation of pre-flight safety demonstrations is recommended. The aircraft's wreckage will be discovered in 2026.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373187098#March–April", "title": "1952", "revid": 1373187098, "section": "Events › March–April"}}, {"year": 1962, "year_label": "1962 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "July 23", "text": "July 23 – Telstar relays the first live trans-Atlantic television signal.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373095518#July", "title": "1962", "revid": 1373095518, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1962, "year_label": "1962 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "September 23", "text": "September 23 – Flying Tiger Line Flight 923, a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation registered as N6923C, ditched into the Atlantic Ocean killing 28 occupants out of 76 on board. The remaining 48 were rescued six hours later.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373095518#September", "title": "1962", "revid": 1373095518, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "September 25", "text": "September 25 – Benoit Lecomte finishes his 72-day swim across the Atlantic Ocean, but uncertainty over the exact route and distance covered prevent him from being recognized as the first person to swim across the Atlantic.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373236679#September", "title": "1998", "revid": 1373236679, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 2017, "year_label": "2017 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "November 15", "text": "November 15 – The Argentinian submarine ARA San Juan suddenly vanished with 44 crew members on board whilst on a routine patrol in the South Atlantic. It would be found one year later wrecked 907 m feet below the Atlantic Ocean.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371948773#November", "title": "2017", "revid": 1371948773, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 2024, "year_label": "2024 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 7", "text": "October 7 – Hurricane Milton becomes the fourth most intense hurricane in the Atlantic Basin, and the most intense storm in the Gulf of Mexico tying with Hurricane Rita in 2005. Milton is also the first hurricane to reach a pressure below 900 millibars in nearly 20 years.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371869228#October", "title": "2024", "revid": 1371869228, "section": "Events › October"}}]}