12. Technology Really Evolved Quickly For a Period of Time

The invention of the airplane by the Wright Brothers was a groundbreaking moment in history and forever changed our ability to travel. With planes, it suddenly became easier to travel over long distances as well as transport much-needed goods.

It was, in many ways, the first step to globalization. But from the first plane to the functionality of today, there was a lot of progress and improvement in between. One of the notable moments in aviation history was when Chuck Yaeger broke the sound barrier.