This day in history - July 29
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:30 pm
1914 - The first transcontinental telephone conversation took place.
1952 - A North American RB-45C Tornado completed the first nonstop jet flight across the Pacific from Alaska to Japan.
1958 - President Eisenhower signed a bill that created NASA.
1967 - An accident aboard the USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin killed 134 servicemen and injured 161.
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- Jim
1952 - A North American RB-45C Tornado completed the first nonstop jet flight across the Pacific from Alaska to Japan.
1958 - President Eisenhower signed a bill that created NASA.
1967 - An accident aboard the USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin killed 134 servicemen and injured 161.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_USS_Forrestal_fire" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Jim