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Tag Archives: airplanes
October 23, 1910
On October 23, 1910, at the age of 26, Blanche S. Scott became the first woman to make a public solo airplane flight in the United States at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The men in the crowd were really impressed by the way she… Continue reading
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Tagged airplanes, Blanche S Scott, firsts, Fort Wayne, women
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September 9, 1913
On September 9, 1913, Russian pilot Pyotr Nesterov did something no other pilot had ever done before. He flew his Nieuport IV monoplane into a loop. Why? Because he was Russian and said he could. There may have been vodka… Continue reading
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Tagged Adolphe Pegoud, airplanes, france, pilots, punishment, Pyotr Nesterov, reward, Russia, vodka
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April 23, 1988
On April 23, 1988, a new US federal law went into effect that banned smoking on flights that were under two hours. Smokers went nuts. They whined and wheezed that their right to smoke was being trampled on. They would have shouted, but, they were smokers and there was not going to be any sustained … Continue reading
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Tagged airplanes, alcohol, my rights, smokers, US laws
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February 18, 1930
On February 18, 1930, Elm Farm Ollie, a Guernsey cow, was the first cow to be flown on an airplane. Another first that happened on that flight was that she was also the first cow to be milked while flown on an airplane. This was done to supposedly allow scientists to observe the in-flight effects … Continue reading
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September 9, 1908
On September 9, 1908, Orville Wright made the first 1 hour airplane flight at Fort Myer, Virginia. A gin and tonic was $2.00, but the peanuts and pretzels were added at no charge. Mr. Wright did complain that there was no overhead space to store his carry-on luggage.
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June 18, 1928
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1928 Amelia Earhart completed the flight from Newfoundland to Wales and became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger. The pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon didn’t ask her to serve drinks or hand out small packets of peanuts because they knew she’d bitch … Continue reading
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June 21, 1913
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1913, Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick became the first woman to parachute from an airplane. When she was asked why she did it, she said she was given the choice of either jumping or having sex with the pilot. Upset and angry, the interviewer quickly demanded, “You jumped, didn’t you?” “Tiny” … Continue reading