A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first test pilot to break the sound barrier as he flew the ...

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he ...

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he became the first person to fly ...

On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager sat in the cockpit of the sleek Bell X-1 at Muroc Army Air Field, preparing to attempt the impossible—flying faster than sound. At just 24, the World War II ...

CHARLESTON — A new exhibit celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday of Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager in 2023 and the upcoming 77th anniversary of him breaking the sound barrier will be ...

(CNN) -- Editor's note: It's been nearly 65 years since Chuck Yeager became the first human to fly faster than sound. Now 89, the legendary test pilot portrayed in the 1983 movie of Tom Wolfe's book ...

Unlike Yeager, whose heroics include being the first man to break the sound barrier, the jury is mixture of average citizens: a young student with dreams of being a paramedic, a homemaker who takes ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senate Floor Senator Joe Manchin spoke on the Senate floor in honor of General Charles “Chuck” Yeager’s 90th birthday. What are some details of Chuck ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, is facing a very different type of challenge _ this one in a California courtroom. A homeowners ...

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. -- GRASS VALLEY, Calif. Iam standing on the tarmac of a small airstrip in this Northern California town on a recent crisp morning, awaiting the arrival of Chuck Yeager. "General?" ...

Portions of the Exit 95 ramps at Kanawha City on Interstate 64 and the West Virginia Turnpike will be closed for construction starting Tuesday, officials said.