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In 1784, on this day, James Sadler became the 1^st British aeronaut when he made a flight in a Montgolfier-type balloon of a 170-foot circumference (AYY)

In 1909, on this day, more than a million New Yorkers watched as Wilbur Wright made a flight along the Hudson River. (AYY)

Going back to 1958, Britain's national overseas airline BOAC became the 1^st carrier to fly the Atlantic route by jet airliner. (AYY)