‘I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.’ — Virginia Woolf
List of historical events
1. The World’s first competitive motor race
On this day in history in 1894 the world’s first competitive motor race took place. The Paris–Rouen, Le Petit Journal Competition for Horseless Carriages was the world’s first city to city motoring competition. Staring in Paris and ending in Rouen, the race was organized by the newspaper Le Petit Journal. Complete emotions
2. American aviator Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the Earth
On this day in history in 1933 American aviator Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the Earth and post landed on Floyd Bennett Field in New York 7 days after he departed alone from the same airfield in a Lockheed Vega aircraft known as Winnie Mae. Complete emotions
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3. First solo helicopter flight around the world
On this day in history in 1983 the first solo helicopter flight around the world. Australian Dick Smith became the first person to fly a helicopter around the world solo. He started his trip in August, 1982 and it took him around a year to finish his trip. Complete emotions
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4. Raid in Mosul
On this day in history in 2003 A raid on a compound near Mosul, Iraq by United States Army 101st Airborne Division ended with the deaths of killing Saddam Hussein’s sons Uday and Qusay and Qusay’s 14-year old son.
5. Lone wolf extremist went on a massacre in Norway
On this day in history in 2011 Lone wolf extremist went on a massacre in Norway. Anders Behring Breivik an anti-Islamist extremist placed a car bomb in front of the Norwegian Prime Minister’s office in Oslo. A few hours after the bomb exploded, killing 8 people and injuring about 200 others, Breivik opened fire at a youth summer camp at the island of Utøya killing 69 participants. This was the deadliest incident of violence in the Scandinavian country since the Second World War. Complete emotions
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