14 October 1947
On this date in 1947…
Southern WWII fighter ace Chuck Yeager of Western Virginia was the first man to break the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 aircraft, “Glamorous Glennis” named after his wife.
Other Years:
1773 - During the American Revolutionary War, the cargo of East India Company tea ships were burned at Annapolis, Maryland in a second '“Tea Party”
1834 - Henry Blair of Annapolis, Maryland became the first African American granted a US patent for his corn planter
1936 – The first Social Security Board office opened in Austin, Texas and local offices took over the assigning of Social Security Numbers.
1949 - Ezzard Charles of Lawrenceville, Georgia won the heavyweight boxing title
1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis began when it was learned Soviet missiles capable of destroying most Southern cities were being installed in Cuba.
1957 - Don and Phil Everly of Brownie, Kentucky, the Everly Brothers, single “Wake Up Little Susie” reached #1 on the charts
1964 – Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
1968 - Dumas, Arkansas sprinter Jim Hines ran a world record 9.95s 100m to win the gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics
1987 – 18 month old Jessica McClure fell down an abandoned well in Midland, Texas and was rescued after a 58 hour effort.
1989 - Texas A&I University running back Johnny Bailey set a new NCAA season rush record at 6,085 yards
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