1958 ⟶ Federal Aviation Administration Established

August 23: Federal Aviation Administration formed.
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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.⟶
Wright Brothers Achieve First Sustained Powered Flight (1903)
AviationFlightTransportation
United StatesUnited States

✈️ First Aircraft Landing on a Ship

January 18: Eugene Burton Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco harbor, marking the first time an aircraft lands on a ship.⟶
First Aircraft Landing on a Ship (1911)
AviationNaval TechnologyMilitary TechnologyUnited States NavyTransportation
United StatesUnited States

🚊 Articulated Trams Introduced in Boston

The first use of articulated trams by Boston Elevated Railway.⟶
Articulated Trams Introduced in Boston (1912)
TransportationUrban DevelopmentPublic TransitInfrastructure
United StatesUnited States

✈️ Boeing 707 Makes Maiden Flight

December 20: First flight of the Boeing 707.⟶
Boeing 707 Makes Maiden Flight (1957)
AviationCommercial AviationJet AgeAir TravelTransportation
United StatesUnited States

✈️ Federal Aviation Administration Established

August 23: Federal Aviation Administration formed.⟶
Federal Aviation Administration Established (1958)
AviationTransportationAir TravelInfrastructureSafety
United StatesUnited States