Sir Richard Branson (R) and designer Burt Rutan stand behind SpaceShip2 just after its successful landing in Mojave, Ca. (Photo courtesy of Virgin Galactic)
Delta Air Lines has announced new flights to Las Vegas-McCarran and Washington-Reagan National from Hartford/Springfield Bradley International Airport beginning this Fall.
In 1930, the first transatlantic flight takes off from England. In 1967, the carrier USS Forrestal catches fire in the Gulf of Tonkin. In 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger launches with Coke and Pepsi on board.