14 October 1947
#KnowSouthernHistory |
| Col. Chuck Yeager and the X-1 |
On this date in 1947 - Southern WWII fighter ace Chuck Yeager was the first man to break the sound barrier in the Bell X-1.
Other Years:
1964 - Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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