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    This Day in History: Chuck Yeager's supersonic flight
    tara
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Chuck Yeager's supersonic flight

    On this day in 1947, a United States Air Force pilot becomes the first person to break the sound barrier. Chuck Yeager was a World War II...
    This Day in History: The nearly forgotten story of Apollo 12
    tara
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The nearly forgotten story of Apollo 12

    On this day in 1929, a future astronaut is born. Richard “Dick” Gordon, Jr. was aboard Apollo 12 when that spacecraft was struck by...
    This Day in History: Aviation pioneer Jerrie Mock
    tara
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Aviation pioneer Jerrie Mock

    On this day in 2014, aviation pioneer Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock passes away. She is best known for her 1964 solo trip around the world—the...
    This Day in History: Jimmy Doolittle & the first blind flight
    tara
    • Sep 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    This Day in History: Jimmy Doolittle & the first blind flight

    On this day in 1929, renowned aviator Jimmy Doolittle completes the first blind flight. Today, airplanes make instrument landings all the...
    This Day in History: Joseph Kittinger, the Man Who Fell From Space
    tara
    • Sep 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Joseph Kittinger, the Man Who Fell From Space

    On this day in 1984, retired Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger completes a solo balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip was...
    This Day in History: Calvin Spann, Tuskegee Airman
    tara
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Calvin Spann, Tuskegee Airman

    On this day in 2015, Lt. Calvin J. Spann passes away at the age of 90. Decades earlier, he’d been one of the original members of the...
    This Day in History: The first trans-Atlantic crossing in a balloon
    tara
    • Aug 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The first trans-Atlantic crossing in a balloon

    On this day in 1978, three Americans land a helium gas balloon, Double Eagle II, in France. They’d just become the first to cross the...
    This Day in History: Neil Armstrong steps onto the moon
    tara
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Neil Armstrong steps onto the moon

    On this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon. Americans had won a “space race” to get there. We’d...
    This Day in History: Howard Hughes flies around the world
    tara
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Howard Hughes flies around the world

    On this day in 1938, Howard Hughes nears the end of his flight around the world. He wasn’t the first to make such a flight, but he was...
    This Day in History: Amelia Earhart’s final flight
    tara
    • Jun 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Amelia Earhart’s final flight

    On this day in 1937, Amelia Earhart lands her twin-engine airplane in New Guinea. She and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were attempting to...
    This Day in History: The U.S. Army Air Service & the first midair refueling
    tara
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The U.S. Army Air Service & the first midair refueling

    On this day in 1923, two biplanes conduct the first successful midair refueling. Well, sort of. They made the first midair transfer using...
    This Day in History: The first American to fly
    tara
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The first American to fly

    On this day in 1784, the first American “aviator” takes to the skies. Would you believe that this individual was none other than a...
    This Day in History: The Hindenburg’s tragic last trip
    tara
    • May 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The Hindenburg’s tragic last trip

    On this day in 1937, the Hindenburg catches fire and crashes in New Jersey. Somewhat ironically, the airship was then celebrating the one...
    This Day in History: “Pardo’s Push” saves a pilot
    tara
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: “Pardo’s Push” saves a pilot

    On this day in 1967, a United States Air Force pilot risks his life to save his wingman. Captain John R. “Bob” Pardo would try an...
    This Day in History: Apollo 14 returns from the moon
    tara
    • Feb 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Apollo 14 returns from the moon

    On this day in 1971, the crew of Apollo 14 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean. The astronauts had just become the third NASA crew to walk...
    This Day in History: Bessie Coleman, First Licensed Black Aviator
    tara
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Bessie Coleman, First Licensed Black Aviator

    On this day in 1892, Bessie Coleman is born to a poor sharecropping family in Atlanta, Texas. She would later become the first black...
    This Day in History: A Boeing 737 crashes into the Potomac
    tara
    • Jan 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: A Boeing 737 crashes into the Potomac

    On this day in 1982, a Boeing 737 crashes into the icy waters of the Potomac. Air Florida Flight 90 had stalled during takeoff, then...
    This Day in History: George Washington, patron of aviation pioneers?
    tara
    • Jan 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: George Washington, patron of aviation pioneers?

    On this day in 1793, the first successful balloon flight is made from American soil. Did you know that President George Washington was in...
    This Day in History: Bravery at the Battle of the Philippine Sea
    tara
    • Jun 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Bravery at the Battle of the Philippine Sea

    On this day in 1944, Americans win a decisive victory at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Imperial Japanese Navy would be crippled,...
    This Day in History: Charles Lindbergh & his historic flight
    tara
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Charles Lindbergh & his historic flight

    On this day in 1927, Colonel Charles Lindbergh is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He had just finished a historic nonstop...
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