2014 Event Japan launches an explorer that will take samples and collect data from the surface of an asteroid; the six-year trip will include eighteen months of study and data collection 1996 Death Peter Bird, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days, dies at age 49 at sea during an attempt to row across the Pacific 1992 Event Astros begins 26-game road trip to make room for Rep National Convention 1990 Death FHP "Boy" Trip, Dutch minister, dies 1986 Event Halley's Comet makes closest approach to Earth this trip, 63 M km 1985 Event Hanspeter Beck of South Australia, finishes a 3,875 mile, 51 day trip from Western Australia to Melbourne on a unicycle 1984 Death Randall Thompson, U.S. composer (Trip to Nahant), dies at 85 1984 Event Matt de Waal finishes 14,290-mi round trip from Salt Lake City (106d) 1979 Event President Carter attacked by a rabbit on a canoe trip in Plains Ga 1979 Event Pope John Paul II's 1st overseas trip as supreme pontiff 1978 Event Vice President Walter F. Mondale begins trip to Mid-East 1976 Birthday Amy Smart, born in Topanga, California, actress, appeared in films, 'Road Trip', 'Just Friends' 1970 Event Soviet Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon 1970 Event Ray Davies of Kinks travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in "Lola," (Coca-Cola to Cherry Cola) because of BBC coml reference ban 1967 Event Francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip 1961 Event Antonio Abertondo swims English Channel round trip (44 miles) 1961 Event Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years) 1961 Event 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South 1960 Event U.S. nuclear submarine USS Triton set off on underwater round-world trip 1958 Event PanAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip - New York to Paris 1958 Event Atomic sub USS Nautilus completes 1st trip under North Pole 1957 Birthday Donna Dixon, Virginia, Mrs. Dan Ackwoyd/actress, Couch Trip, Bossom Buddies 1951 Event 1st jet passenger trip made 1950 Event 1st transatlantic jet passenger trip 1947 Birthday Peter Bird, born in Britain, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days 1945 Death Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37 1941 Event 1st highway post office makes 1st trip, Wash, DC-Harrisonburg, VA 1940 Birthday Peter Fonda, actor, Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip 1936 Event Mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska 1933 Event 1st Great Lakes-to-Gulf of Mexico barge trip completed, New Orleans 1930 Event 1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed 1924 Birthday Geraldine Page, Kirksville Mo, Interiors, Trip to Bountiful 1921 Birthday "Boy" Trip, Dutch minister 1919 Event 51st Belmont: J Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:17.6 and Trip Crown 1918 Birthday Ted Williams, hitter, Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47 1911 Event Nan Aspinwall is 1st woman to make solo transcont trip by horse 1910 Event Halley's comet seen by naked eye 1st time this trip (Curacao) 1903 Event 1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed 1903 Event 1st transcontinental auto trip begins in San Francisco; arrives New York 3-months later 1903 Event 1st automobile trip across U.S. from San Francisco to New York, ended April 1 1903 Event 1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at San Francisco (George Wymann) 1903 Event George Wyman makes 1st motorcycle trip across the US 1902 Event 1st science fiction film released, A Trip To The Moon 1899 Birthday Randall Thompson, born in New York City, composer, Trip to Nahant 1895 Event 1st round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle (took 15 months) 1892 Event Phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne 1890 Event Pim Mulier 1st and only trip to "Alvesteddetocht" 1889 Event New York World's Nellie Bly (Liz Cochrane) begins 72 day world trip 1889 Event New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1884 Event Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 years 9 mos) 1877 Event Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa 1875 Event Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick kids, makes trial trip, New York City 1871 Event Cameroon reaches coast of Angola after trip through Africa 1854 Event U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry's 2nd trip to Japan 1853 Event 1st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt) 1846 Event Ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world 1845 Event Homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days 1833 Event Charles Darwin begins return trip to Buenos Aires 1832 Event Charles Darwin begins trip through Rio de Janeiro 1831 Event 1st U.S. railroad honeymoon trip, Mr. and Mrs. Pierson, Charleston, SC 1809 Birthday Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet, Trip to H Land 1809 Event Allardyce Barclay begins a bet of walking 1 mile every hour for 1,000 hours. Each hour he walked a mile round trip from his home 1808 Event Simon Fraser completes his trip down Fraser R, BC, lands at Musqueam 1807 Event Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River 1776 Event Captain Cook begins 3rd and last trip to Pacific (South Sea) 1776 Event Captain Cook departs with Resolution for 3rd trip to Pacific Ocean 1772 Event Captain James Cook begins 2nd trip (Resolution) to South Seas 1766 Event John Byron back in England after trip around the world 1698 Event Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe 1621 Event Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England 1599 Death Cornelis de Houtman, navigator (1st Dutch trip to Java), murder at 35 1564 Event John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America 1522 Event Magellen with Vittoria returns to Spain, after 1st round world trip 1502 Event Columbus begins 4th and last trip to "Indies" 1502 Event Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World 1498 Event Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America 1497 Event John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia" 1497 Event Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India 1493 Event Columbus returns to Spain on his 1st trip 1325 Event Sheik Ibn Battuta begins 1st world trip, Tangiers to Mecca
