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Bourbon was created by a clergyman. Rev. Elijah Craig distilled whisky from maize, and named it after his home in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
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Transportation > Aviation
On 27th August, 1784, James Tytler made Britain’s first manned hot air balloon flight... Read more »
On 20th February, 1900, John F. Pickering patented his Air-Ship... Read more »
On 2nd July, 1900, Zeppelin achieved the first successful flight of his LZ-1 rigid airship... Read more »
On 15th March, 1906, Rolls Royce Limited was formed by Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls... Read more »
On 22nd May, 1906, The Wright Brothers patented their Flying Machine... Read more »
On 28th March, 1910, The first successful seaplane was flown by it’s inventor, Henri Fabre... Read more »
On 19th April, 1919, The first free-fall parachute jump using a backpack was made... Read more »
On 2nd November, 1922, The Australian airliner, Qantas, began operation... Read more »
On 8th February, 1933, The Boeing Model 247 aircraft first took to the sky... Read more »
On 19th January, 1937, Howard Hughes set a new transcontinental air speed record.... Read more »
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