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TODAY IN HISTORY ~

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William Martin "Billy" Joel is 65 today. He was a boxer before fame,
winning twenty-two bouts in the amateur Golden Gloves circuit.

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ALTITUDE RECORD SET ON THIS DAY IN 1958

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Major Howard “Scrappy” Johnson (above) set a world altitude record, when 
he reached 91,243 feet, flying a Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter, from Edwards
AFB in California. In recognition of the record, then Vice President Richard
M. Nixon presented him with the Robert J. Collier trophy for aeronautical
achievement.

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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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PLANES FIRST FLIGHT ON THIS DAY IN 1927

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Charles Lindbergh made a historic first flight of the Spirit of St. Louis from Dutch Flats 
Airport near San Diego, Ca. Most of the employees of Ryan Aircraft that built the Spirit
came to the field to witness this historic flight.

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