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