Date: May 30, 1911
Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. Date: January 18, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911University…
Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate. Date: August 1, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Torreón Massacre Kills 300+…
The Italo-Turkish War sees the first use of an airplane in combat when an Italian pilot makes a reconnaissance flight. Date: October 23, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Australasian Antarctic Expedition Begins as…
A gun battle in the East End of London leaves two dead. It sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill. Date: January 3, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright brothers, is greeted by president William Howard Taft after he lands his aeroplane on the South Lawn of the White House, having flown from Boston. Date: July 14, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1911…
The New York Public Library is dedicated. Date: May 23, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1911Doom Bar Claims Island Maid and Angele Ships, November 19, 1911Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Kills 146 in New…