A Sonic Boom Anniversary

On this date, in 1947 in the California desert, a test pilot named Chuck Yeager piloted the Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound for the first time in history. Visitors to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. can see this history plane on display. (via U.S. Newswire)

Of course for me, I'm vividly reminded of this scene at the beginning of the movie "The Right Stuff," which is one of my all-time favorites.

On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, I blogged about finding a picture of a sonic boom. Check it out.