October 8, 2023
Today in History – October 8, 1972 – Kissinger receives peace proposal from North Vietnamese.
8 October 1972 – In Paris, Le Duc Tho gave Kissinger documents outlining the North Vietnamese proposal for a peace agreement in Vietnam. The proposal …
October 8, 2023
October 7, 2023
Today in History – October 7, 1903 – Langley attempts flight of manned aircraft.
7 October 1903 – “Samuel Pierpont Langley conducts the first tests of his full-sized man-carrying version of his earlier model aerodromes. The pilot, Charles Manly, …
October 7, 2023
October 6, 2023
Today in History – October 6, 1955 – a McDonnell F3H-2N Demon flies over 2 states after the pilot ejects.
6 October 1955 – McDonnell company test pilot George Shirley Mills bails out of McDonnell F3H-2N Demon over Carrollton, Illinois near St. Louis, Missouri after …
October 6, 2023
October 5, 2023
Today in History – October 5, 1978 – Over 30 major nations ratify the Environmental Modification Convention to prohibit weather warfare.
5 October 1978 – The Environmental Modification Convention (ENMOD), formally the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques is an international treaty prohibiting …
October 5, 2023
October 4, 2023
Today in History – October 4, 2004 – SpaceShipOne is retired.
4 October 2004 – SpaceShipOne was an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s (900 m/s), using …
October 4, 2023
September 30, 2023
Today in History – September 30, 1966 – LtCol W.M. Fowler ejects from F-100 #553502
30 September 1966 – LtCol Walter “Mel” Fowler’s F-100 #553502 is hit in the engine by gunfire over SVN. He came close to capture or …
September 30, 2023