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Today in History: January 19, Howard Hughes sets coast-to-coast flight record

Today is Sunday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2025. There are 346 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 19, 1937, Howard Hughes set a new transcontinental air speed record in his H-1 Racer aircraft, flying from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in seven hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds. Also on this date: In 1853, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Il Trovatore” premiered in Rome. Related Articles Today in History: January 18, Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson Today in History: January 17, US alcohol prohibition begins Today in History: January 16, riots erupt in Miami after fatal shooting of Black motorcyclist Patty Limerick, CU settle lawsuit over professor’s access to her work at Center for the American West Today in History: January 15, US Airways jet makes emergency landing in Hudson River In 1861, Georgia became the fifth state to secede from the Union; it would join the Confederacy the following month. In 1942, a German submarine sank the Canadian liner RMS Lady Hawkins off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, killing 251 people; 71 survived. In 1955, President Dwight D.

 

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