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Harriet Quimby was the very first woman in the United States to get a pilots license. The second in the world to do so.
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Flying solo across the atlantic ocean.
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Amelia Eaehart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo. When she attempted to fly around the world by equator, she died although noone knows what happened to her. There have been a lot of different theories.
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he was the first man to break the sound barrier.
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The first person in space was Yuri Gagarin. He described sights never seen by man before. " I see a blue white halo around the Earth"
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On July 21, 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man in history to walk on the moon. He said the famous words, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
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Sally Ride was the first woman in space.
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On October 27th -November 7th 1998 John Glenn orbited the Earth on spacecraft "Friendship 7."
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Many people think the first kite was invented in China. It is known that people in the South Sea Islands used kites for fishing.
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Roscoe Turner was a famous barnstormer. He did many other great things too.
