1783: J. A. C. Charles and another man make the first trip in a hydrogen balloon, flying 27 miles from Paris to Nesle, France. After landing, Charles goes up again by himself, achieving the first solo balloon flight.

1934: The first airway traffic control center is opened in Newark, N.J., operated by staff of Eastern Air Lines, United Air Lines, American Airlines and TWA.

1951: F/O Bruce Gogerly of 77 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), flying a Gloster Meteor, shoots down a Soviet-piloted MiG-15, the first of four air-to-air kills for RAAF pilots during the Korean War.

1961: Britannia Airlines founded.

1969: The first legislation to limit aircraft noise levels at airports is introduced in U.S. Federal Air Regulation, Part 36.

1977: First flight of the Lockheed Have Blue, predecessor to the F-117.

1984: Intentional crash of Boeing 720 in the NASA Controlled Impact Demonstration program at Edwards AFB.

2001: Trans World Airlines ceases operations (absorbed into American Airlines).