Timeline De Gaulle and the age of flight

Born thirteen years before the Wright brothers left the ground, he lived to watch men walk on the Moon.

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1890 – 1970 Charles de Gaulle Leader of Free France Led the French Resistance in WWII and founded the Fifth Republic, serving as its first president.
1903 Wright Brothers First powered flight On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first sustained, controlled powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
1927 First solo Atlantic flight First solo Atlantic flight Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis alone from New York to Paris on 20-21 May 1927, covering about 5,800 kilometres in 33.5 hours without radio or sextant. He won the $25,000 Orteig Prize and instant worldwide fame. The flight turned public opinion toward aviation as a practical way to travel rather than a stunt.
1957 Sputnik First Earth satellite The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957 — the first artificial Earth satellite — shocking the West and igniting the Space Race.
1969 Moon landing Apollo 11 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, fulfilling Kennedy's decade-long challenge.