Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
A lone pilot in an overloaded monoplane lifted off a muddy Long Island runway and aimed for Paris.
In 1747 James Lind split a dozen sick sailors into pairs and gave each pair a different remedy, inventing the controlled experiment at sea.
A Portuguese fleet rounded Africa and crossed the Indian Ocean, opening a sea route that reshaped world trade.
