2005: Steve Fossett completes the first nonstop, unrefueled, solo airplane flight around the world.
Fossett — who enjoyed well-earned reputations as a sailor, aviator and adventurer — set 116 records in five sports. As of June 2007, 60 of them still stood. Among his accomplishments, Fossett set circumnavigation records in a balloon (2002) and a catamaran [...]