Birth of Flight

- 1804 - The first winged aircraft was made: Sir George Cayley, in England, made the first winged aircraft. He spent many years studying flight.

- 1896 - The first powered aircraft: Samuel Langley made a steam-powered airdrome. It was unmanned, and it flew for about a half-mile.

- 1903 - The Wright Brothers’ flights: Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful manned flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

- 1918 - Airmail is created: The United States Postal Service began using aeroplanes to deliver mail across the country. It was three days faster than carrying the mail by train.

- 1919 - The first flights across the ocean began: The US Navy made some of the first flights across the Atlantic Ocean.

- 1933 - The first passenger planes are made: Boeing made the 247 planes. It could seat up to 10 people.

- 1969 - The first larger passenger jets are made: Boeing came out with the 747. It was a huge jet that could seat many more than the previous 10 people.