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He was a monk who was the first man to fly some distance with wings, 125 paces. However when he landed, he broke his legs.
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He wrote the very first known technical description of flight, describing an ornithopter.
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He made the very first design of flying machines.
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This trip was completed in a hydrogen hot air balloon, it took 1/2 hours.
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Sir George Caylay invents the fixed wing aircraft.
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The Wright Plane covers 24.2 miles in 38 minutes and 3 seconds, an amazing acomplishment.
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The U.S Army Airforce was created on this day.
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Japan pulls a severe attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They destroyed a massive amount of military aircraft at the airfield.
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The Boeing 717 enters service.
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Terrorists fly 3 Boeings into the twin towers, killing thousands and changing the way aviation and history security in the 21st century.
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Yuang Huangtou is forced to fly via a manned kite from a tall tower, he survives but is later executed by Gao Yang, the king.