Orville Wright, a pilot, was involved in the first aircraft accident. His passenger, a Frenchman, was killed.

When the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, received an alarming number of threatening letters, soon after her husband became President at the height of the Depression, the Secret Service insisted that she carry a pistol in her purse.

The new 787 Boeing was revealed on 7/8/07 or July 8th, 07.

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