John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams in 1838 began a three-week speech against the annexation of Texas. John Quincy Adams was president from 1825 to 1829. After his presidency he was elected to the House of Representatives and served from 1831 until his death in 1848. Texas was ultimately added to the United States in 1845.
A helicopter but not the 1922 helicopter
First helicopter flight took place in 1922. Henry Berliner demonstrated the craft, built by his father Emile Berliner, to the United States Bureau of Aeronautics. Children can find out how helicopters work by watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJBhWVDArLo.
Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman, a Soviet cosmonaut, to travel in space in 1963. She was on the Soviet Vostok VI. She circled the earth 48 times during the 70-hour flight. Born in 1937, she was chosen from a field of 400 candidates.