AVIATOR’S SOLO FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC ON THIS DATE IN 1935

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Aviation pioneer and author Amelia Earhart made a flight from
Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California, becoming the first
woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. The plane she
flew on that trip, a Lockheed Vega, is on display at the
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. 

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Amelia Earhart posing by her plane at the Oakland airport

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The Lockheed Vega 5B at the National Air and Space Museum

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A BIRTHDAY FOR DYAN CANNON ~ 74 TODAY

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Dyan Cannon, film/TV actress, director, screenwriter, and producer
received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting
Actress for her performance as Alice in the 1969 film Bob &
Carol & Ted & Alice.
 

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VICTORIA PRINCIPAL TURNED 61 TODAY

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Victoria Principal with co-star Patrick Duffy in the CBS
drama series Dallas. The show ran from 1978 to 1987.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE BEACH BOYS!

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ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1922

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          Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990)

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Ava’s third and last marriage (1951 – 1957) was to
singer/actor Frank Sinatra.

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