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Oct. 31, 1968: President Lyndon B.
Johnson ordered a halt to all U.S.
On this date ...
bombing of North Vietnam, saying he
hoped for fruitful peace negotiations.

Nov. 1, 1926: The Graf Zeppelin
sets an airship distance record of
6,384 km.
Oct. 30, 1964: Bell’s Lunar Landing Research Oct. 31, 1955: The TF-102A made its first flight,
Vehicle made its first flight, piloted by Joe Walker. piloted by Richard L. Johnson. The trainer featured
The LLRV was developed by the NASA Flight side-by-side seating and relocated air intakes
Research Center to simulate a lunar landing which gave the jet a very different appearance and
profile for research and lunar pilot training for inferior performance from the F-102A interceptor.
NASA’s Apollo program.

Oct. 31, 1940:
The Battle of
Britain, fought
between
the United
Kingom’s
Royal Air
Force and
Germany’s
Luftwaffe over
the English
Channel and Nov. 4, 1990: During the
southern first official demonstration
England, ends of its supercruise capability,
with a British Nov. 1, 1911: The first aerial bomb the Northrop-McDonnell
victory. is dropped by an Italian pilot on Douglas YF-23A No. 1
Turkish troops in Libya during the accelerated to Mach 1.43
Italo-Turkish War (right). at 42,000 feet without
afterburners.

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