"On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier as he flew a Bell X-1 rocket plane over Muroc Dry Lake in California. In 2012, Yeager, at the age of 89, marked the 65th anniversary of that flight by smashing through the sound barrier again, this time in the backseat of an F-15."
"Also on this date: In 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings. In 1586, Mary, Queen of Scots, went on trial in England, accused of committing treason against Queen Elizabeth I. (Mary was beheaded in February 1587.) In 1910, aviator Claude Grahame-White flew his biplane over Washington, D.C., and landed it on West Executive Avenue, next to the White House."
Oct. 14, 2025, is the 287th day of the year with 78 days remaining. On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier in a Bell X-1 over Muroc Dry Lake; in 2012 Yeager, at age 89, passed the sound barrier again in an F-15. In 1066 Normans under William the Conqueror won at Hastings. In 1586 Mary, Queen of Scots, went on trial for alleged treason and was beheaded in 1587. Other noted events include Claude Grahame-White's 1910 White House landing, Rommel's 1944 suicide, Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 Nobel Prize, Billy Mills's 1964 Olympic win, Hosni Mubarak's 1981 inauguration, Elie Wiesel's 1986 Nobel, Casey Anthony's 2008 charges, and the 2024 launch of Europa Clipper.
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