History By TaylorJeanM Jul 28, 1914 World War l http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwari/p/World-War-I.htm May 20, 1927 First Solo Transatlantic Flight Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly a solo transatlantic flight. Jun 26, 1945 United Nations is established http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-nations-is-born Jan 3, 1959 Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th States of the U.S https://www.reference.com/history/did-alaska-hawaii-become-states-d5e10d774c5d525f Jan 28, 1986 Space shuttle Challenger explodes http://www.history.com/topics/challenger-disaster