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OTD in Space - October 14: Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier

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 ...

This Day in History: West Virginia native the first to break the sound barrier

Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier.Yeager, a West Virginia native, was a combat fighter in World ...

This Day in History: The first supersonic flight happened on Oct. 14, 1947

On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager climbed into the experimental Bell X-1 rocket-propelled aircraft for a test flight over the Mojave Desert.
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Alton Box Board grew on straw, led U.S. boxboard in 1934

U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier as he flew a Bell X-1 rocket plane over ...