A Founding Father Stood by the Last King of France To Watch Man's First Flight, in 1783

What do Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Neil Armstrong, Chuck Yeager, Allan Shepard, Yuri Gagarin, Felix Baumgartner, the Wright brothers, the last king of France, and Benjamin Franklin have in common with a French pharmacist? Flight is the correct answer, and all of the above are pioneers of the many aspects of this type of travel. Today is the 140th anniversary of the first crewed flight in humankind's history. ... (continue reading...)