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Today in History – August 14, 1953 – Australian Sabre Jet scares kangaroos

Flight Lieutenant William H. Scott, Royal Australian Air Force, the 28-year-old Chief Test Pilot of the Government Aircraft Factories (Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Pty. Ltd.), had been testing the CA-26 Sabre, A94-101 since August 1st. On August 14, 1953, Scott put the prototype into shallow dive from 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) over Port Phillip Bay. This […]

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Today in History – August 13, 1969 – Apollo Astronauts get ticker tape parade in New York City

13 August 1969 – After a ticker-tape parade in New York City, the Apollo 11 Astronauts are treated to a state dinner in Los Angeles, where they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon. The Article “5 Facts About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing” by Joe Carter of the Acton Institute shares some interesting

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Today in History – August 12, 1946 – $50k in funds are authorized for a National Air Museum.

12 August 1946 – President Harry Truman signs a bill authorizing an appropriation of $50,000 to establish a National Air Museum in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D. C. The small museum eventually becomes the National Air and Space Museum – The most visited museum in the world. (1) “The Air and Space Museum was

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