On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who ...
Nearly 80 years ago on Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier.
A French fighter jet broke the sound barrier on Wednesday as it scrambled to join a commercial jet that had lost contact with air traffic control, causing a sonic boom that reverberated through Paris ...
On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager climbed into the experimental Bell X-1 rocket-propelled aircraft for a ...
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Almanac for Oct. 14, 2025

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2025. There are 78 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier as ...
WAITING for his parents to arrive home from a golfing holiday in Bangkok, Geun-woo Park received a text from his mum, saying ...
Travelers head up Macready Drive to get to Merced Yosemite Regional Airport. The 93-year-old airport, also known as Macready Field, carries the name of U.S. Air Force Col. John Arthur Macready, a ...
When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full ...
In this episode of "Uncanny Valley," we uncover how America's new $100,000 H-1B golden visa has thrown tech workers and their ...
A flight from Sydney landed in Broken Hill with one functioning engine on Saturday, days after an exhaust fire in Adelaide forced the evacuation of another Rex flight to Broken Hill, making it the ...
But at the remote Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge in the Canadian province of Manitoba, guests are led on walking safaris at close ...