The first time solid rocket fuel was used, it was a kind of gunpowder. It was made in China and was bamboo tubes filled with gunpowder. They were made to scare away the evil spirits with their noise. Today rockets are used for many activities.  Some common use...

 This is Rachel Berezik's Timeline of Scott Joplin, his compositions, and the history of Jazz in the United States.  I used www.wikipedia.org  and http://www.historyjazz.com/ as my source of information....

This timeline shows the developements in aviation throughout history that have lead to today's modern form of air travel....