On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

The Connemara Chamber of Commerce is preparing to celebrate 20 years since the historic re-enactment of the first non-stop transatlantic flight on July 5, with a jam-packed day of activities planned.

Steve Fossett prepares to land his balloon in southern Australia after completing first nonstop solo flight around the world without a motor; journey covers 19,400 miles, all in Southern ...

Fossett hugged his wife, Peggy, gave the rest of us a thumbs up, touched the Boy Scout emblem painted next to the cockpit as a good-luck gesture and crouched to enter. Branson sealed the hatch.

But if Fossett's plane went down there, it has not yet been spotted. "We've got close to 100 percent covered, at least in some cursory fashion," said Maj. Cynthia Ryan of the Civil Air Patrol.

On 27 October 2004, the American adventurer Steve Fossett set a new speed record in a Zeppelin NT airship. His speed of 115 km/h still stands today, 20 years on, as an absolute record. See record file ...

Pilot Steve Fossett's Bud Lite Spirit of Freedom balloon crosses the south Australian coast July 3, 2002. Fossett was successful in his bid to complete the first solo circumnavigation of the world ...

Adventurer Steve Fossett’s bid to become the first person to fly solo non stop around the globe was in peril today after his aircraft “lost” 2,600lbs of fuel.

On 24 November 2000, American adventurer and pilot Steve Fossett and his crew Alexander Tai and Pierre d’Avenas broke the record for Speed around the world westbound (805.59 km/h) in a powered ...

July 2, 2003: 18 killed as train plunges off bridge in India Twenty-one others were injured when the Golconda Express, packed with commuters, jumped the rails in the city of Warangal ...

A plaza has been dedicated in central Kansas to memorialize Steve Fossett’s record-setting around-the-world flight that began 13 years ago at the airport in Salina.