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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 president 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 military 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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