Today in History- October 14 : First Human to Fly Faster than the Speed of Sound | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by evelyniroh

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Today in History- October 14 : First Human to Fly Faster than the Speed of Sound | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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<h2>US Air Force captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.-1947&nbsp;</h2>
<p>For decades, many airmen believed that the man was not supposed to fly faster than the speed of sound, assuming that the rise of the transonic drag would tear any plane.</p>
<p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/iHFY2dQ.jpg" width="700" height="444"/></p>
<p><a href="https://www.google.com.ng/search?biw=1366&amp;bih=700&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=1&amp;q=captain+Chuck+Yeager&amp;oq=captain+Chuck+Yeager&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3..0.346906.346906.0.347332.1.1.0.0.0.0.324.324.3-1.1.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.1.322....0.TRQmEBK5Gv0#imgrc=DdAaAoy-aYPz7M:"><em>image source</em></a></p>
<p>All of this changed on October 14, 1947, when US Air Force captain Chuck Yeager was assigned as a test pilot to the X-1 program which he flew the X-1 over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In breaking the sound barrier, Yeager becomes the fastest man alive. But this monumental achievement was a top secret, so it was classified until 1948, but once it hit the public airwaves, Yeager became a celebrity.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/OsbcVLj.jpg" width="700" height="393"/></p>
<p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/15/us/nevada-yeager-anniversary-flight/index.html"><em>image source</em></a></p>
<p>He received a prestigious aviation award, the Collier Trophy, which described his flight the greatest achievement in aviation since the Wright brothers first took flight in 1903. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Senghenydd Colliery Disaster-1913.&nbsp;</h2>
<p>The Senghenydd colliery disaster, also known as the Senghenydd explosion, took place at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, Wales.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/j0r05uF.jpg" width="700" height="455"/></p>
<p><a href="https://www.google.com.ng/search?biw=1366&amp;bih=700&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=1&amp;q=Senghenydd+Colliery+Disaster-1913&amp;oq=Senghenydd+Colliery+Disaster-1913&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3...643330.643330.0.644254.1.1.0.0.0.0.236.236.2-1.1.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.tYtSkGSDGwM#imgrc=MNke21UyNdxP7M:"><em>image source</em></a></p>
<p>At 8:10 am on the morning of October 14, 1913, about &nbsp;950 men of the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd, had just begun work when an enormous explosion ripped through the workings.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The explosion and subsequent release of toxic and poisonous gas killed 439 miners, making the disaster at the Senghenydd pit the most deadly and tragic mining disaster in British history. Many were killed or wounded before they even knew what was going on.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Of the deaths, 63 were teenagers, 23 of whom were aged 14-16. 162 others were over 20 years of age. The disaster left 542 children without a father and made widows of over 200 women. Ten members of the city's rugby team were killed.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/wBNEBv0.jpg" width="700" height="458"/></p>
<p><a href="https://www.google.com.ng/search?biw=1366&amp;bih=700&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=1&amp;q=Senghenydd+Colliery+Disaster-1913&amp;oq=Senghenydd+Colliery+Disaster-1913&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3...643330.643330.0.644254.1.1.0.0.0.0.236.236.2-1.1.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.tYtSkGSDGwM#imgrc=YFlrj61AujAdpM:"><em>image source</em></a></p>
<p>It was a tragedy to such an extent that no household in Senghenydd or in the neighboring village of Abertridwr could have been left untouched. &nbsp;</p>
<h2>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize-1964</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/jWNGmLL.jpg" width="700" height="525"/></p>
<p>African-American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America.&nbsp;</p>
<p>His eloquence as a speaker and his personal charisma, combined with a deeply rooted determination to establish equality among all races despite personal risk earned him worldwide following and recognition.&nbsp;</p>
<p>But it is not because he led a racial minority in their struggle for equality that Martin Luther King achieved fame because many others have done the same, and their names have been forgotten.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The name of Luther King will stand the test of time for the manner in which he led his struggle, personifying in his conduct the words that were said to mankind:&nbsp;</p>
<blockquote><strong>Whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other too! &nbsp;</strong></blockquote>
<h3>&nbsp;Thank you for reading!!!!</h3>
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<p><em><strong>Sources</strong></em></p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager"><em>https://en.wikipedia.org</em></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history"><em>http://www.history.com</em></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.historynet.com/martin-luther-king-jr"><em>http://www.historynet.com</em></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/on-this-day/"><em>https://www.timeanddate.com</em></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/press.html"><em>https://www.nobelprize.org</em></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.space.com/26204-chuck-yeager.html"><em>https://www.space.com</em></a></p>
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@bania · Oct 14 '17

I love going through "today in history" updates because they make me updated.

@evelyniroh are you planning to do this daily?

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@gunneresq · Oct 15 '17

I guess she is.

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