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1937
 
    
The German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames over New Jersey, bringing to an end the era of rigid airships       
1937
 
   
Amelia Earhart and her navigator vanish somewhere over the Pacific four weeks into their attempt to fly round the world      
1939
 
   
British racing driver Malcolm Campbell sets a new water speed record of 141 mph      
1948
 
    
The Morris Minor is launched, designed by Alec Issigonis, and becomes one of Britain's best-selling cars       
1948
 
    
Prime minister Ben Chifley sees Australia's first mass-produced car, the Holden, roll off the production line       
1949
 
    
The world's first commercial jet airliner, the Comet, designed by de Havilland, goes into service with BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation)       
1950
 
     
The Canadian schooner St Roch becomes the first ship to travel through the Panama Canal and the Northwest Passage, thus circumnavigating North America        
1959
 
    
The Mini is launched, designed by Alec Issigonis, and becomes the best-selling British car of all time       
1962
 
   
The Trans-Canada Highway is completed, stretching some 5000 miles across the continent      
1969
 
   
The Anglo-French airliner Concorde makes its first supersonic test flight