Today is Tuesday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2025. There are 78 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier as he flew a Bell X-1 rocket plane over Muroc Dry Lake in California. In 2012, Yeager, at the age of 89, marked the 65th anniversary of that flight by smashing through the sound barrier again, this time in the backseat of an F-15. Also on this date: In 1066, Normans under...
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Today in History: October 14, Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier
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