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1988
U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290
1986
Mario Soares (Socialist) elected Portugal's 1st civilian pres
1983
Raul Alfonsin inaugurated as Argentina's 1st civilian president
1978
Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government
1978
Israel turns 3 milt outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements
1972
Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana
1965
Syncom 3, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, passes from civilian to military control
1963
NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km)
1963
NASA civilian Test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km
1962
NASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39,200 m
1962
NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m
1962
NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,600 m
1962
NASA civilian Test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,600 m
1962
NASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m
1962
NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m
1962
NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 75,190 m
1962
NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 63,250 m
1962
NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 46,900m
1962
NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m
1962
A NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m
1961
NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m
1961
NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 34,840 m
1961
NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,770 m
1961
NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 169,600' (51,690 m)
1954
1st American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina
1953
Julius Rosenberg, New York City, 1st U.S. civilian executed for espionage at 37
1948
1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB Ca
1943
Germany shoots down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London, all die
1943
William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces
1942
William Knudsen becomes 1st civilian appointed a general in U.S. army
1933
Congress authorizes Civilian Conservation Corps
1933
Civilian Conservation Corp, begins tree conservation
1915
Julius Rosenberg, New York City, 1st U.S. civilian executed for espionage
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