Day: September 28, 2010

Fillmore, Utah. Population 2,150

by hparkins, posted in Uncategorized

Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. Between negotiating the Compromise of 1850, stymieing southern attempts to turn Cuba into a state, protecting Hawaii from French interests, and working to open up Japan for trade, President Millard Fillmore also appointed Brigham Young as the first governor of … Continue reading Fillmore, Utah. Population 2,150

1924 round-the-world fliers complete their mission

by mryan, posted in - Exploration, - World War I, Rare Videos

At 1:28 p.m. on September 28, 1924, two planes landing in Seattle made history. The Chicago and New Orleans had flown 26,345 miles in 66 days to become the first airplanes to circumnavigate the globe. Four planes had started the journey on April 6, but the Seattle and Boston had been forced down over Alaska and … Continue reading 1924 round-the-world fliers complete their mission