1947 ⟶ Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier
Breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager in Bell X-1.
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✈️ Wright Brothers Achieve First Sustained Powered Flight
First sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered flight achieved by an airplane flown at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina by Orville and Wilbur Wright. See Claims to the first powered flight.⟶
AviationFlightTransportation
United States🚀 Robert Goddard Launches First Liquid-Fueled Rocket
Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid fueled rocket.⟶
Space ExplorationRocketryAviation
United States🚀 Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier
Breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager in Bell X-1.⟶
AviationAerospaceWorld War IICold War
United States✈️ Federal Aviation Administration Established
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