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Famous Firsts in Aviation
Cayley's Helicopter Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine. Source: Library of Congress. Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh…Man-made Disasters
Poor oversight and safety precautions led to this tragic factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2013.If natural disasters were not enough, humans have contributed their own share of catastrophic…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of October 25, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from a Facebook rebranding to a coup in Sudan. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories of the week. Covid Updates for…October 2017 Current Events: US News
Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of September 6, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from the attempt to use Bitcoin as currency to Afghanistan’s new government. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories…Luis Posada Carriles, 2005 News
Cuban exile and suspected terrorist, was arrested by U.S. immigration officials in May and charged with illegal entry. He is suspected of masterminding the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airplane…Richard Reid, 2002 News
accused terrorist, said in October that he would plead guilty to eight terrorism-related charges, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempted murder, and attempted…Helen Hokinson
Helen Hokinson's cartoons were a staple in The New Yorker magazine for nearly 25 years. She specialized in plump and befuddled society matrons: club women, theatergoers and other polite and amusing…William Edward Boeing Biography
William Edward Boeingaircraft manufacturerBorn: 1881Birthplace: Detroit, Mich. Having begun his career working in the lumber industry, in 1916 he formed the Pacific Aero Products Company. He…Samuel Byck
Samuel Byck was a Philadelphia businessman who in 1974 killed two people and himself in a failed plot to fly an airplane into the White House and assassinate President Richard M. Nixon. On the…Trending
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