October 26, 1958

1958Shaun Woodward, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland^[†]

Shaun Anthony Woodward is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2007 to 2010.

1958Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris.^[†]

Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and more commonly known as Pan Am, was an airline that was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for much of the 20th century. The first airline to fly worldwide, it pioneered innovations such as jumbo jets and computerized reservation systems, and introduced the first American jetliner in 1958. Until its dissolution on December 4, 1991, Pan Am "epitomized the luxury and glamour of intercontinental travel", and it remains a cultural icon of the 20th century, identified by its blue globe logo, the use of the word "Clipper" in its aircraft names and call signs, and the white uniform caps of its pilots.