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Wiley Post was an American aviator and inventor who was known for making several pioneering flights in the 1930s, including the first solo flight around the world in 1933.


          



He was born on November 22, 1898, in Grand Saline, Texas, and grew up in a small farming community in Oklahoma. Post developed an interest in aviation at an early age, and he began flying in the 1920s. In 1930, he set a record for flying around the world in just under eight days, and he made several other long-distance flights in the following years, including a solo flight across the Arctic and a flight from Los Angeles to New York in just over seven hours.



                        




Post was also an inventor and held several patents, including one for a high-altitude pressure suit that he developed to help him fly at high altitudes. Wiley Post died in a plane crash on August 15, 1935 while flying in his aircraft, the Winnie Mae, in Point Barrow, Alaska. He was attempting to make a solo flight around the world and had made several stops along the way. During his final leg of the journey, his plane crashed due to a malfunction in the autopilot system. Post was killed instantly in the crash, along with his passenger, Will Rogers. Wiley was aged just 36.



                                                                    




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Here are 10 Facts.........

1. Wiley Post , the American aviator becomes the first pilot to fly solo around the world taking off from Floyd Bennet Field and completing the mission in 7 Days 18 Hours and 49 minutes.



2.  King Kong an American adventure fantasy horror monster movie is released
starring Fay Wray.



3.  Franklin D Roosevelt is sworn in as the 32nd President of the USA


                                        


4. Giuseppe Sangara was electrocuted after his failed attempt to assassinate Rossevelt just before his inauguration. He injured 5 bystanders and killed Mayor of Chicago , Anton Cermak.



5. Famous people born included Michael Caine , Yoko Ono , Joan Collins , Jane Mansfield , Gene Wilder , Joan Rivers , Larry King , Michael Dukakis.



6. Gareth Jones , a Welsh journalist reports for the first time to the West on the Holodomor famine-genocide enacted by Stalin`s Soviet Union against the people of Ukraine. The man-made famine killed millions of people.


                                             
         
                               

7. Music: Top hits included: Stormy Weather by Ethel Waters , Sophisticated Lady by Duke Ellington , That`s My Home by Louis Armstrong , Just An Echo In The Valley by Bing Crosby. Love is the Sweetest Thing by Ray Noble.



8. Albert Einstein arrives in the USA as a refugee fleeing from Nazi Germany



9. Box Office hits included: 42nd Street , King Kong , Morning Glory , Little Women , The Private Life of Henry VIII , I`m No Angel


                                         



10. Sporting Winners included:

FA Cup Final:   Everton 3 Man City 0

Division 1 Winners:  Arsenal

Mens Wimbledon Winner:  Jack Crawford bt Ellsworth Vines 3 Sets to 2

Womens Wimbledon Winner: Helen Moody bt Dorothy Round 2 Sets to 1

Golf Open Championship Winner:  Denny Shute (USA)

Formula One Winner: Tazio Nuvolari

Ryder Cup Winners: Great Britain won 6.5 to 5.5

Home Nations Champions: Scotland



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