1872
Jan 22
| 1872 • In the aftermath of the Paraguayan War, the new government of Paraguay makes peace with Brazil, grants reparations and territorial concessions. |
1910
Mar 31
Age: 38y
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birth of childMadeline Ella Ford Lawson, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • The first air flight for the purpose of delivering commercial freight takes place in the United States of America. The flight, made by Wright Brothers pilot Philip Parmalee between Dayton, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio. |
1910
Mar 31
Age: 38y
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birth of childMadeline Ella Ford Lawson, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • January 20 – The first aviation meeting to be held in the United States, the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field, is held near Los Angeles, California. |
1947
Mar 6
Age: 75y
| 1947 • Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101 day, 4,300 mile, voyage across the Eastern Pacific Ocean, proving that pre-historic peoples could hypothetically have traveled to the Central Pacific islands from South America. |