On this date in 1921, the U.S. Army Air Corps and the U.S. Navy sunk the captured German U117 as a demonstration of air power.
The target U117.
In an event much more impressive then, than now, the undefended unmanned submarine was sunk by three Curtis flying boats.
Curtis F5L flying boat of the type used in the demonstration.
While submarines would prove to be very vulnerable to aircraft, the utility of a demonstration in which the boat could not react was questionable.
The State of Wisconsin passed an equal rights bill affording women the same rights as men in many areas. It was the first such bill in the United States.
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