Originally published in 1999
Dec. 28 – First time that an airplane reaches 20,000 feet, 1913.
Jan. 13 – NASA selects the first group of women astronauts, 1978.
Jan. 26 – Glenn Curtiss flies the first seaplane, the Curtis single-float plane, 1911.
Feb 14 – The D-4 Douglas airliner makes its first flight. It is the first land plane to be used by airlines for ocean-crossing routes, 1942.
Feb. 22 – Transcontinental airmail service begins in the U.S., 1923.
Source: Minnesota DOT. Office of Aeronautics, /999 Calendar.