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TYCOON BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1905

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Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976)

Aviation millionaire Howard Hughes became a movie producer, inventor,
and Las Vegas recluse. He was one of the wealthiest people of his time.

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Ross Simpson

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Mike Gracia

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Sandy Kozel

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Alton Glenn Miller

(March 1, 1904 – missing in action December 15, 1944)

 

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Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)

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AVIATION PIONEER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1896

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General/Doctor James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle USAF
(December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993)

Gen. James H. Doolittle led the first air raid on Japan during
World War II and earned the Medal of Honor for his valor and
leadership as commander of the mission which took place on
April of 1942, while he was a lieutenant colonel. 

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Artists depiction of the Doolittle Raid on Japan

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