1942 Pan American Airlines became the first commercial airline to fly around the world in the ” Pacific Clipper” 1987 Astronomers at the University of California saw the first sight of the birth of a galaxy

1914 George Reeves of 1950s television Superman was born he died by suicide in 1959 1940 the first FCC transmission of FM radio with clear static free signals

1847 Samuel Colt sold his first revolver pistol to the US government 2021 1st Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine was given to the public with 82 year old Brian Pinker received the jab in the UK

1496 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tested a flying machine 1977 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs incorporated Apple Computer, Inc

1570 Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod began 1942 in World War II the 28 Axis powers agreed to not make any separate treaties for peace

630 the Prophet Muhammad began his quest to conquer Mecca with an army of 10,000 soldiers 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by US President Abraham Lincoln to free slaves from the confederate states