Jaromir Wagner was the first to fly to the Atlantic standing on the wing of a plane on this day in 1980.

Did you know that:

• Explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo discovered California, at San Diego Bay, named it San Miguel, and claimed it for Spain on this day in 1542
• Donati’s comet became the first to be photographed on this day in 1858
• SpaceX launched the first-ever private spacecraft, the Falcon 1, into orbit on this day in 2008