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Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson was a Nobel laureate English chemist.
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14 July 2019
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Harry Atwood's flight14.7.1911
Wikipedia (05 Jul 2013, 12:34)
Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright Brothers lands his airplane at the South Lawn of the White House. He is later awarded a Gold medal from U.S. President William Howard Taft for this feat.
He flew a record-breaking 576 miles (927 km) from Boston to Washington, DC, and on July 14, 1911, landed on the White House lawn.
He flew a record-breaking 576 miles (927 km) from Boston to Washington, DC, and on July 14, 1911, landed on the White House lawn.
