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AMELIA EARHART SOLO FLIGHT TO HAWAII
Amelia Earhart is shown on Jan. 12, 1935, after the first
Hawaii-to-California flight. She was the first pilot to
succeed at flying the route.
(FOX NEWS) – Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart departed on a
journey to become the first pilot to successfully fly solo from
Hawaii to mainland United States on this day in history, Jan.
11, 1935.
The daring flight across a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean
had claimed the lives of 10 previous aviators. She earned
$10,000 from promoters in Hawaii for her death-defying
achievement.
Earhart also hoped to promote a future in which commercial
air travel closed the distances around the world.
Hawaii celebrates the great aviator.
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins is 86 years old today.
Hopkins has received numerous accolades, including two
Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, two Primetime
Emmy Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. He has also
received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005 and the BAFTA
Fellowship for lifetime achievement in 2008.
1991
LOCAL HISTORY WAS MADE IN 1978
December 28, 1978
United Airlines Flight 173 was a scheduled flight from John F.
Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Portland
International Airport in Portland, Oregon, with a scheduled
stop in Denver, Colorado.
On Thursday, December 28, 1978, the aircraft flying this route
ran out of fuel while troubleshooting a landing gear problem
and crashed in a suburban Portland neighborhood near NE
157th Avenue and East Burnside Street.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
The crash site as it looks today.
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
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