March 7th 1961 – The # 2 North American X-15 became the first manned aircraft to exceed 4 times the speed of sound - Mach 4 with test pilot Capt. Robert M. White at the controls.
Then on November 9th, 1961, White flew the X-15 to 4,093 mph, making him the first pilot to fly a winged craft at six times the speed of sound (Mach 6.0). President John F. Kennedy conferred the most prestigious award in American aviation, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, jointly to Capt. Robert M. White, and three of his fellow X-15 pilots: NASA's Joseph A. Walker, Commander Forrest S. Petersen of the U.S. Navy, and North American Aviation test pilot Scott Crossfield. A day later, Air Force Chief of Staff General Curtis E. LeMay awarded Capt White as a Command Pilot Astronaut
McGregor, Iowa in 1870 about 23 years after the Scotsman Alexander MacGregor, descendant of Rob Roy MacGregor, settled in the area.
Fisherman’s Village, Marina del Rey, 1964. Source: Marina del Rey Historical Society
Here is an interesting photo looking east from State Highway 4 of Route 66 in Yukon, Oklahoma before construction of the four-lane began in 1949. This is a great location shot from a historical perspective. That location became a central point of the town after Hwy 66 was widened but the photo shows it as a very rural spot. Downtown Yukon is about 4 blocks behind (or west of) the photographer.
This photo is courtesy of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Photo Archives.
