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Historical Event(s)
– Amelia Earhart is the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Pig in Chinese astrology.
– Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
– The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
– The Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.
– Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
– US Senator from Louisiana, Huey Long, nicknamed “Kingfish”, is fatally shot in the Louisiana capitol building.
– Edwin Armstrong presents his paper “A Method of Reducing Disturbances in Radio Signaling by a System of Frequency Modulation” to the New York section of the Institute of Radio Engineers.
– The China Clipper, the first transpacific mail and passenger service, takes off from Alameda, California for its first commercial flight. It reaches its destination, Manila, a week later.
– The Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later renamed the Heisman Trophy, is awarded to halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.
Who Were Born On ?
– Michel Aoun, Lebanese prime minister
– Nancy Malone, American actress
– Costas Ferris, Greek director
– Ron Popeil, American inventor
– Cookie Gilchrist, American football player
– Monte Markham, American actor
– Donald P. Bellisario, American television producer
– Charles Wright, American poet
– Paul O'Neill, 72nd Secretary of the Treasury
– Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (d. 2009)