1903    The Wright Brothers apply for a patent on their invention of one of the first successful airplanes.

1903    German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright Brothers.

1906    First flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.

1911    The destroyer {{USS|Terry|DD-25}} makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of James McCurdy 10 miles from Havana, Cuba.

1912    Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane.

1930    Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.

1935    First flight of the Douglas DC-3 airplane.

1938    Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91 hour airplane flight around the world.

1943    World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office when he travels from Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill.

1949    Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress ''Lucky Lady II'' in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.

1971    In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.