May 24 1958
From The Space Library
Gravity load of 83 g's for a fraction of a second withstood by Capt. E. L. Breeding in deceleration of a rocket sled at Holloman AFB.
H. Rept. 1770, Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration, “Establishment of the National Space Program,” published to accompany H.R. 12575.