With support from the University of Richmond

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

Source: Summa Historica "History According to Bob" 09/23/05

Roundup

9-24-05

Thomas Selfridge

History Professor Bob Packett recounts the story of Lt. Thomas Selfridge, the first person to die in a powered aircraft crash, in today's "History According to Bob." Packett teaches at Maple Woods Community College, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Read entire article at Summa Historica "History According to Bob" 09/23/05