| 1899 | Born in Cook, Minnesota |
| 1921 | Learned to fly |
| 1924 | Arrived in Alaska. Accomplished the first flight from Anchorage to Fairbanks and also the first flight across the Arctic Circle |
| 1925 | Completed the first round-trip flight between North America and Asia (North Cape Siberia) |
| 1927 | Formed Wien Alaska Airways |
| 1935 | First commercial flight with passengers from Seattle to Fairbanks. First to fly across the Bering Straight |
| 1989 | Inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame |