SANDY KOZEL
Aviator Wiley Post ended his around-the-world flight on this day in
1933. He had traveled 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49
minutes. He was the first aviator to accomplish the feat. He began
the journey on July 15, flying nonstop to Berlin.
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935)
The “Winnie Mae” is on display at a branch of the Smithsonian’s
National Air and Space Museum.
CAMILLE
BOHANNON
Sir James Paul McCartney is 77 years old today.
Paul McCartney is an English singer-songwriter, multi-
instrumentalist, and composer. He gained worldwide
fame as the bass guitarist and singer for the rock band
the Beatles, widely considered the most popular and
influential group in the history of popular music. Paul
is one of the most successful performers of all time
and has written, or co-written, 32 songs that have
reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
SANDY KOZEL
On this day in 1927, Charles A. Lindberg completed the first solo
nonstop airplane flight from New York, crossing the Atlantic Ocean
and landing his Spirit of St. Louis in Paris France.
CAMILLE
BOHANNON
On this day in 1927, 25-year-old Charles Lindbergh (above) became
the first person to make a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic
Ocean, taking off from New York’s Roosevelt Field and arriving in
Paris, France 33.5 hours later.
Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis on the way to Paris.
Crowds race to meet Charles Lindbergh after he lands the Spirit of St. Louis in Paris.
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
(February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)
On May 20, 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland; she
landed in Ireland nearly 15 hours later, becoming the first woman
to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Mary Earhart (July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937)
DAVID MELENDY
African American taxi driver Rodney King was severely beaten by
Los Angeles police officers on this day in 1991 during an arrest
that followed a pursuit through the streets of Los Angeles. The
scene was captured on amateur video, one of the first police
brutality videos of its kind. It forever changed the conversation
about police and race in America.
Over six nights in April, 53 people were killed and more than 2,000 injured; property damage topped $1 billion.
National Guardsmen patrol Los Angeles during the rioting after the acquittal of officers involved in the beating of Rodney King.
The first issue of Time magazine was published on this day in 1923
by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce. It was the first weekly news
magazine in the United States. The distinctive red border for which
the magazine has come to be known was lacking. On the cover
was the now-obscure Joseph G. Cannon, former House Speaker.
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