2005 Event Steve Fossett flies the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer to a world record by completing the first non-stop, non-refueled, solo flight around the world 1993 Event Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY 1986 Event Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards AFB, California on 1st non-stop, non-refueled flight around world 1986 Event Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hours 1976 Event Longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to San Francisco 13h14m) 1976 Event Pan Am begins non-stop flights New York City - Tokyo 1969 Event Robin Knox-Johnston ends 312 day non-stop sailing 1957 Event 3 B-52s leave California for 1st non-stop round world flights 1956 Event 1st non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight arrived Washington D.C. 1935 Event Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland California (non-stop, of course) 1932 Event 1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart 1930 Event 1st non-stop airplane flight from Europe to U.S. (37 hours) 1929 Event 1st non-stop England to India flight lands 1929 Event 1st non-stop England to India flight takes-off 1919 Death John Alcock, pilot (1st non-stop over Atlantic), dies in crash at 27 1911 Event 1st non-stop London-Paris flight (Pierre Prier in 3h56m) 1892 Birthday John Alcock, English pilot, 1st non-stop flight across Atlantic Ocean 1741 Event George Frederick Handel finishes "Messiah" oratorio, after working on it non-stop for 23 days
