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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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Mike Gracia

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JET TO LAS VEGAS IN LESS THAN FIVE HOURS

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The album Come Fly with Me was released in 1958 and was Sinatra’s
first collaboration with arranger/conductor Billy May. It reached #1
on the Billboard album chart in its second week, and remained at
the top for five weeks.

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MEDAL AWARDED ON THIS DAY IN 1928

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President Calvin Coolidge (left) and Charles Lindbergh

Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, Army Air Corps Reserve, was recognized with
the Congressional Medal of Honor for both courage and skill in navigating his
nonstop flight from New York City to Paris, France, in the Spirit of St. Louis. It
was presented by President Calvin Coolidge. 

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