π The jumbo jet 747 carries its first passengers (1970)
The very first 747 is now at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Where: New York, USA
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π On This Day: January 22
January 22, 1970: The jumbo jet 747 carries its first passengers. On 22 January 1970, the Boeing 747 flew its first passengers from New York to London. As the first two-aisle "jumbo jet", it could carry hundreds of people at once, making air travel cheaper and more common.
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- 1592 π Pierre Gassendi was born in France; in 1631 he became the first person to watch the planet Mercury pass across the face of the Sun.
- 1865 π¬ Chemist Wilbur Scoville was born; he invented the Scoville scale, which measures how spicy hot a chilli pepper is.
- 1992 π Space Shuttle Discovery launched with Roberta Bondar on board, and she became the first Canadian woman to travel into space. Kennedy Space Center β
π§ Question of the day
What is the Boeing 747's nickname?
- Jumbo jet
- Lightning
- Sky whale
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Answer: Jumbo jet
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What happened on January 22?
January 22, 1970: The jumbo jet 747 carries its first passengers. It happened in New York, USA.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747