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5th March 1046: Persian poet Nasir Khusraw’s 7-year journey through the Islamic world results in the Safarnama

  • 5th March 2023
  • Tagged as: Cairo, Culture, Egypt, Islam, Medieval, Persia, Travel

The Persian poet and philosopher Nasir Khusraw began a seven-year journey through the Islamic world that he recorded in the Safarnama.

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9th February 1969: First test flight of the Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’ at Paine Field in Washington State

  • 9th February 2023
  • Tagged as: Aeroplane, Aircraft, America, Boeing, Pan Am, Technology, Transatlantic, Travel, USA

The plane, named the City of Everett, left the Paine Field runway near Everett in Washington State – about 30 miles north of Seattle – and successfully performed a number of tests before landing at 12.50pm.

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25th January 1890: American journalist Nellie Bly arrives in New Jersey after completing a 72-day solo journey around the world

  • 25th January 2023
  • Tagged as: America, Circumnavigation, Exploration, New Jersey, New York, Travel, United States, USA

With £200 in English gold and banknotes, and a single bag that was smaller than modern carry-on luggage, Bly departed from Hoboken Pier in New Jersey on board the Augusta Victoria steamship on 14 November 1889.

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1st January 1772: First traveller’s cheques, known as “circular notes”, put on sale

  • 1st January 2022
  • Tagged as: American Express, Currency, Economy, Europe, Finance, Grand Tour, London, Travel

The first traveller’s cheques, in the form of a ‘circular note’ issued by a bank, went on sale in London.

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3rd November 1957: Laika the dog becomes the first animal to enter orbit around the Earth

  • 3rd November 2021
  • Tagged as: Animal, Cold War, Russia, Science, Space, Space Race, Technology, Travel, USSR

Laika was never intended to return to Earth as the technology to re-enter the atmosphere had not yet been developed.

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