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J. Wellington Wimpy (above), generally referred to as Wimpy, is
one of the characters in the
comic strip
Popeye, by E. C. Segar           
and originally called Thimble Theatre, and in the Popeye
cartoons
  based upon the strip. Wimpy debuted in the strip
in 1931 and was one of the dominant characters in the
newspaper strip, but when 
Popeye was adapted as an
animated cartoon series by Fleischer
Studios, Wimpy
became a minor character.
                     
    

      
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Elzie Crisler Segar
(1894-1938) 

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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CAMILLE BOHANNON

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1968

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FIRST AMERICAN TO WALK IN SPACE IN 1965

Outside the Gemini IV spacecraft, astronaut Ed White floats in the microgravity of space.

 

On June 3, 1965, Ed White became the first American to walk in
space when he ventured outside the Gemini capsule into the
vacuum of the cosmos. He was among NASA’s Astronaut Group
2, an elite group of nine astronauts selected for the Gemini
program.  (Space)

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Edward Higgins White II
(November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967)

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1932

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After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands
near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the 1st transatlantic 
solo flight by a woman.

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Amelia Mary Earhart 
(July 24, 1897 – disappeared July 2, 1937)
(
declared dead January 5, 1939)

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CAMILLE BOHANNON

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