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First successful flight in a self-propelled airplane
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The world’s first scheduled airline
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The city of Los Angeles, California, issued the first aviation law violation
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Air-cooled radial engines revolutionizes aeronautics, making bigger, faster planes possible.
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It provided for transportation of mail on the basis of contracts between the Post Office Department and individual air carriers
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Took office as the first assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics
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The first private pilot license issued by the federal government to William P. MacCracken, Jr.
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Made the first solo transatlantic non-stop solo flight
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The most successful rigid airship ever built, first flew
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Archie League became the first air traffic controller, employed by the St. Louis airport.