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Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean

Ferdinand Magellan.
Ferdinand Magellan. Museu de Marinha, Lisbon (Public domain).

On 28 November 1520, three Spanish ships entered the Pacific Ocean. Only one would make its way home.

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Boeing 727 rolls off the production line

Boeing 727
Iberia Airlines. Flickr: B-727, CC BY 2.0

It was the company’s only trijet.

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North American railroads create time zones

Rand McNally map of the US, 1892
Rand McNally map of the US showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state and county boundaries, time zones, and the railroad network with main lines emphasized, 1892. Via LOC.

The need for standardized time reflected an increasingly industrialized United States.