1970 ⟶ Airbus Consortium Officially Formed

December 18: Establishment of Airbus.
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🚲 Invention of the Dandy Horse

Dandy horse/velocipede bicycle invented.⟶
Invention of the Dandy Horse (1816)
TransportationMechanical Engineering
GermanyGermanyFranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🏭 Siemens-Martin Process for Steel Production Invented

Carl Wilhelm Siemens and Pierre-Émile Martin invented the Siemens-Martin process for making steel.⟶
Siemens-Martin Process for Steel Production Invented (1865)
Industrial RevolutionSteelManufacturingMetallurgy
GermanyGermanyFranceFrance

✈️ Concorde 001 Makes Maiden Flight

March 2: Concorde 001 flies from the first time, from Toulouse, piloted by André Turcat.⟶
Concorde 001 Makes Maiden Flight (1969)
AviationAerospaceTransportation
FranceFrance

✈️ Airbus Consortium Officially Formed

December 18: Establishment of Airbus.⟶
Airbus Consortium Officially Formed (1970)
AviationAerospaceEuropean UnionInternational CooperationManufacturingEconomic Development
FranceFranceGermanyGermanyUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🚄 Channel Tunnel Construction Begins

Construction of the Channel Tunnel begins.⟶
Channel Tunnel Construction Begins (1988)
InfrastructureTransportationEuropean UnionConstruction
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFrance

🚄 Channel Tunnel Opens

May 6: Opening of the Channel Tunnel.⟶
Channel Tunnel Opens (1994)
InfrastructureTransportationEuropean UnionConstructionTrade
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFrance