American aviator Wiley Post is sometimes credited with discovering what he called the “prevailing wind channel,” says Bob Van der Linden, curator in the aeronautics department at the National ...

In 1931, Pyroil lubricant was used by aviator Wiley Post in his record-breaking flight around the world. It was also used by Admiral Richard Byrd in his 1934 expedition to the South Pole.

Globe-trotting pilot Wiley Post said he “found better airports in Siberia,” according to a collection of airport hate presented in a June 15, 1941, article in the Times Herald.

Ninety years ago, on Jan. 1, 1935, The Associated Press, using groundbreaking technology, marked an industry first: sending a photograph on the wire. The single image of a plane crash in upstate New ...

He recalled he was on one of his trips to Birmingham on Aug. 15, 1935, when Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post died in a plane crash in the Alaska Territory.

-- Aviator Wiley Post in 1898 -- Comedian/actor Rodney Dangerfield in 1921 -- Actor Geraldine Page in 1924 -- Actor Robert Vaughn in 1932 -- Writer/filmmaker Terry Gilliam in 1940 (age 84) ...

Today is Friday, Nov. 22, the 327th day of 2024 with 39 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury ...

Wiley Post Biography From Wikipedia Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 — August 15, 1935) was a famed American aviator during the period known as the Golden Age of Aviation, the first pilot ...

GRAND SALINE, Texas — Texas has a lot of fan favorite museums, but one North Texas museum is, without a doubt, the most lickable museum in America. Yes, lickable. Not likeable. In fact, it may ...

The new branding also will update the colors to align with the palette used in Matt Goad’s terrazzo murals in the east terminal expansion area, as well as the stone, wood and tile used in the ...