Aviation
The design, development, operation, and use of aircraft for transportation, defense, recreation, and commercial purposes.
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July 11 … Charles W. Chappelle was an electrical engineer, architect, inventor, and businessman noted for his early aviation work…
July 19 … Thirteen African American men were enrolled as aviation cadets (42-C) in preflight training at Tuskegee Institute on…
August 26 Creola Katherine Johnson was a brilliant mathematician and physicist whose calculations were critical to the success of the…
September 10 Christine Darden rose to prominence as one of the leading figures in American aeronautics, becoming a pioneer for…
September 20 … Dorothy Vaughan was an American mathematician and computer programmer who broke both racial and gender barriers during…
October 1 … George Robert Carruthers was an American physicist and engineer whose development of ultraviolet imaging instruments transformed space-based…
October 9 Eugene Jacques Bullard was one of the first African-American military aviators. Bullard was born Eugene James Bullard on…
October 21 … Ronald McNair was a physicist and astronaut whose achievements in space exploration, science, and public service made…
December 18 … Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was a trailblazer in the U.S. Air Force, becoming the first African American…
January 26 … Bessie Coleman broke barriers as the first Black woman and first Native American woman to earn an…