COMMERCIAL FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD

4. Pacific Clipper at LaGuardia after going around the world, 1941
The Pacific Clipper (Boeing 314) arrives at LaGuardia.

On January 6, 1942, the Pacific Clipper landed at Pan American’s LaGuardia Field seaplane base in New York City, completing the
first commercial plane flight to circumnavigate the world.

Comic Pan Am Pilot Bob Ford He Flew Round the World to Get Home
Pan American World Airways Logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG, brand

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SKATER ATTACKED ON THIS DAY IN 1994

Figure Skating Scandal! Man clubs Nancy Kerrigan: Olympic favorite's knee  is injured in maniac's attack – New York Daily News


Olympic hopeful Nancy Kerrigan was attacked at a Detroit
ice rink following a practice session two days before the
Olympic trials. A man hit Kerrigan with a club on the back
of her knee, causing the figure skater to cry out in pain and bewilderment. When the full story emerged a week later,
the nation became caught up in a real-life soap opera.

One of Kerrigan’s chief rivals for a place on the U.S. Figure
Skating Team was
Tonya Harding. In mid-December 1993,
Harding’s ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, approached Shawn
Eckardt about somehow eliminating Kerrigan from the
competition. Eckardt set up a meeting with Derrick Smith
and Shane Stant, who agreed to injure Kerrigan for a fee.

Moment in History: The Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Incident -  niedzwiedziaresidence.pl

Tonya Harding (left) says she was scared for her own       
safety after the infamous 1994 baton attack on her fellow
fellow Olympic figure skater and longtime competitor
Nancy Kerrigan (right).  

        
        

       
Tonya Harding Blasted for Fake Crying, Diva Attitude on DWTS!

Tonya Maxene Price (54) was born
in Portland, Oregon.

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POLITICAL CARTOON FOR TODAY FROM NEWS

01.05.25

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INFO FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Betty White, The Late TV Icon, To Be Honoured With Her Own U.S. Postal  Service Stamp In 2025 | WATCH
Betty (Marion Ludden) White 
(January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021)

White was an actress and comedian, a pioneer of early
television
with a career spanning almost seven decades.

People Magazine's 'last interview' with Betty White was conducted by email  and no one spoke to her | Daily Mail Online

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THE YANKEES BAUGHT THE ‘’BAMBINO”

YANKEES BUY BABE RUTH FROM THE BOSTON RED SOX! | The Mitchell Archives -  Original Historic Newspapers

On January 5, 1920, the New York Yankees major league baseball
club announced its
purchase of the heavy-hitting outfielder
George Herman “Babe” Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for the
sum of $125,000.

Ruth had played six seasons with the Red Sox, leading them to
three World Series victories. On the mound, Ruth pitched a total
of 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings, setting a new league
record that would stand for 43 years.

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1920 W516-1 Hand Cut #1 Babe Ruth - PSA Authentic on Goldin Auctions

Babe Ruth- 1920 - Yankee Legend - COLORIZED PRINT!!!!

Baseball legend "Babe" Ruth, ca. 1920, the year he joined the New York  Yankees : r/ColorizedHistory
George Herman "Babe" Ruth
(February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948)

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