aviation
26th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Hillary Clinton (US First Lady, Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential Candidate)
Died:
1972 Igor Sikorsky (aviation expert and helicopter builder)
On This Day:
1976 Trinidad & Tobago becomes a republic
Have a good Friday, 26th October
10th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Arnold Palmer (legendary golfer)
Died:
2007 Jane Wyman (actress)
On This Day
1993 Boeing produces its 1000th 747
Have a good Monday, 10th September
26th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1910 Mother Teresa (nun, founder of Missionaries of Charity and Nobel Peace Prize winner)
Died:
1974 Charles Lindbergh (aviator – first to fly across the Atlantic)
On This Day:
2011 The Boeing 787 (Dreamliner) receives official certification
Have a good Sunday, 26th August
19th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1871 Orville Wright (aviation pioneer – The Wright Brothers)
Died:
1977 Groucho Marx (comedian – Marx Brothers)
On This Day:
1919 Afghanistan declares its independence (from Britain)
Have a good Sunday, 19th August
16th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1867 Wilbur Wright (aviator – Wright Brothers)
Died:
2002 Robert Urich (actor)
On This Day:
2014 South Korean ferry MV Sewol sinks. 304 people drown.
Have a good Monday, 16th April
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26th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1939 Tina Turner (singer)
Died:
2007 Steve Fossett (aviator)
On This Day:
1924 Mongolian People’s Republic formed
Have a good Sunday, 26th November
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26th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1910 Mother Teresa (nun, Nobel Peace Prize winner)
Died:
1974 Charles Lindbergh (aviator)
On This Day:
1974 Guinea – Bissau declares independence (from Portugal)
Have a good Saturday, 26th August
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19th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1871 Orville Wright (aviator)
Died:
1977 Groucho Marx (comedian)
On This Day:
1919 Afghanistan declares its independence (from Britain)
Have a good Saturday, 19th August
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27th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1955 Allan Border (Australian cricket captain)
Died:
2003 Bob Hope (comedian and actor)
On This Day:
1944 Gloster Meteor, first British jet fighter, used in combat
Have a good Thursday, 27th July
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24th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1897 Amelia Earhart (first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic)
Died:
1980 Peter Sellers (actor & comedian)
On This Day:
1927 The Menin Gate is unveiled in Ypres
Have a good Monday, 24th July
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