1908: The 1st flight of a full-size triplane, the French Goupy, is made. Built by Ambroise Goupy, it has three sets of wings each stacked above the others and is powered by 50-hp Renault engine.

1945: First flight of the Douglas C-74 Globemaster.

1948: A US Navy Martin JRM Mars sets a new cargo record of 62,262 lb (28,242 kg).

1984: First flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery concludes.