First Contract Airmail Flight
On February 15, 1926, the first contract airmail flight was made between Michigan and Ohio.
Aviation
World Stamp Show ’89
On November 17, 1989, World Stamp Show ’89 opened its doors and held the first 11 first-day ceremonies to mark the exposition. It was the first international stamp show ever sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service.
Birth of Richard Byrd
Aviator and South Pole explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd was born on October 25, 1888, in Winchester, Virginia.
Happy Birthday Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, was born on August 5, 1930, near Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Happy Birthday Lucky Lindy!
Pilot Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan.
China Clipper Inaugurates Trans-Pacific Airmail
On November 22, 1935, the China Clipper made its first airmail voyage across the Pacific Ocean.
Nellie Bly Begins Record-Setting Trip Around the Globe
On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly embarked on a trip around the globe, inspired by Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days.
First Official U.S. Airmail Flight
On September 23, 1911, Earle Ovington made America’s first airmail delivery between Garden City and Mineola, New York.
Death of WWI Ace Eddie Rickenbacker
On July 23, 1973, Eddie Rickenbacker died in Züruch, Switzerland. Rickenbacker had received a record eight Distinguished Service Crosses and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.