Share This Article 1. This was the first kind of airliner to go supersonic. VFW-Fokker 614 The Concorde The Tupolev Tu-144 The Douglas DC-8 2. In 1863, the USS Wyoming sank a naval flotilla of this Pacific country. China Hawaii Japan Russia 3. This Confederate General earned the nickname “Prince” because of his courtly manners and lavish dress. P. G. T. Beauregard Richard Ewell George Pickett John Magruder Loading …