1903: Wilbur Wright makes the first and unsuccessful attempt at powered flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. His aircraft stalls after 3 ½ seconds in the air and crash-lands 105 feet away.

1920: An AT&T Handley Page 0/400crashes in Cricklewood, UK killing four. Likely cause was fog.

1956: Brazil becomes the first country in Latin America to acquire an aircraft carrier, purchasing HMS Vengeance from the United Kingdom.

1959: Cdr L Flint sets a new altitude record of 103,389 ft (31,513 m) in a F-104 Starfighter.

1965: A Learjet 23 executive transport shows off its impressive capabilities by climbing to 40,000 feet in 7 minutes 21 seconds with seven people aboard.

1977: First flight of the Mil Mi-26.

1984: First flight of the Grumman X-29.

1988: Japan Air Lines says its future Boeing 747-400s will be fitted with personal video screens in the first and business class.