This Day in History Entry #197
November 14th, 2012 by Wordsman
Now the captain had started to flip
Hearing of this unorthodox trip
“I don’t sail on your plane!
I don’t bike on your train!
Why on earth would you fly off my ship?”
Event: Eugene Ely performs the first successful takeoff from a ship
Year: 1910
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Ely
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