Concorde breaks the sound barrier, West Coast Airlines Flight 956 becomes the first fatal DC-9 crash, NASA is born, and the F-86 and XP-59 take their first flights.
Delta Air Lines on Thursday night began flights connecting its Detroit hub with South America for the first time, with new nonstop service to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Imagine being a seasoned flier with hundreds of flights under your belt and then suddenly finding yourself onboard and terrified. It can, and does, happen.