On January 10, 1929, the Consolidated XPY-1 maritime flying boat made its first flight, marking an early step in U.S. Navy ...

On January 9, 1943, the Lockheed L-049 Constellation took flight for the first time, introducing pressurized airline travel ...

Jan. 1 marks the 112th anniversary of the first commercial airline flight. It happened on a short jaunt from St. Petersburg ...

On Nov. 29, 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal members, killing an estimated 230 people. Also on this date: In 1929, Navy Lt. Cmdr.

On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer. After their final and longest flight, ...

Flailing in the dark: aeronautics before the 19th century -- Starts and stops: aeronautical progress in the 19th century -- The real beginning: the Wright Flyer -- Seat-of- the-pants design: the era ...