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On June 18-19, 1928. She disappeared in 1937, as she attempted to become the first woman to fly around the world. Jumped from a hot-air balloon in 1797 1942 She served as the chief nurse in the Army Nurse Corps at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941. At that time the awarding of the Purple Heart did not require the service person to be injured. The requirements were later changed & Lt. Fox was awarded the Bronze Star as she wasn't wounded in the attack. 1970-74, He wore out 21 pair of shoes North Pole, South Pole, and Mt. Everest He also gained the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, demonstrating that radioactivity was the spontaneous disintegration of atoms. “The Voice of Frank Sinatra†1948 1773. They discovered nearby islands but did not catch sight of Antarctica itself. 1984, held in Los Angeles 1903 Physics, 1911 Chemistry 1809-a bonnet making process 1958 “Catch a Falling Star†1911-avg speed of 74.59 mph 1932 nailed a screen to a tree in his yard Hungarian ambassador to Switzerland 1918 With Nepalese Sherpa Tensing Norgay in 1953 Uranus in 1781. The next was Neptune, discovered by John Couch Adams in 1846. 1908-he was riding with Orville Wright 1946 a Norwegian socialist 2002 - She won in the women's bobsleigh event 1890 in Auburn New York, USA
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