The International Civil Aeronautics Conference
On December 12, 1928, the International Civil Aeronautics Conference opened in Washington, DC.
On December 12, 1928, the International Civil Aeronautics Conference opened in Washington, DC.
On September 12, 1862, the Civil War Battle for Harpers Ferry began.
On January 8, 1963, Chester Noongwook made his final trip delivering mail in Alaska via dog sled.
Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss died on July 23, 1930, in Buffalo, New York. Glenn Hammond Curtiss was born on May 21, 1878, in Hammondsport, New York. He became interested in bicycles as a young man and was a champion racer, riding bikes he had designed and built.
On June 5, 1883, the Orient Express made its first trip from Paris to Vienna.
On February 3, 1998, the USPS issued the first sheet in the Celebrate the Century Series.
On May 5, 1961, the “Freedom Riders” began their highly publicized ride through the south to protest segregation laws.
On April 12, 1862, a group of Union sympathizers stole a Confederate train, leading to a daring eight-hour chase.
On November 1, 1957, the Mackinac Bridge opened. It was the largest suspension bridge in the world at the time.