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Eugene Burton Ely (October 21, 1886 – October 19, 1911) was an American aviation pioneer, credited with the first shipboard aircraft takeoff and landing.
Eugene Ely was killed in an airplane crash in Macon, Georgia, in October 1911—a mere ten months after his historic feat. In 1932 Congress posthumously honored Ely, awarding him the Distinguished Flying Cross, and in 1961 the U.S. Post Office issued a naval aviation commemorative stamp marking the 50th anniversary of his achievement.
Jan 26, 2001 · But then, on Christmas Eve, the killer struck at the most precious sanctum of 19th-century society: Two wealthy white women, Eula Phillips and Sue Hancock, were found lying dead just outside their...
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1890 and 1899. During this period 101 people were executed by hanging. [1]
Jan 18, 2011 · But the most dramatic demonstration that the skies and the seas were now joined occurred on January 18, 1911, when Eugene Burton Ely made the first successful landing and take-off from a naval vessel.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Eugene Burton Ely (1886–1911) of Williamsburg, Iowa, Iowa, United States.
Jun 27, 2010 · A: Eugene Burton Ely made aviation history on Nov. 14, 1910, when his Curtiss pusher biplane took off from a temporary platform erected on the bow of the cruiser USS Birmingham, in the waters...
