Tuesday, May 29, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

MAY 29

1942:Bing Crosby records Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” for the soundtrack of the film Holiday Inn on Decca Records. To date, the holiday classic remains the best-selling single of all time.

1910: Aviator Glenn Curtiss wins $10,000 in a race sponsored by New York World editor Joseph Pulitzer, when he successfully pilots his Hudson Flyer aircraft from Albany, N.Y., to Manhattan. At the time, Curtiss’ 150-mile flight is the longest ever attempted in the United States and the first true long-distance flight. Curtiss also has the distinction of delivering the nation’s first airmail, as he carries a letter from Albany Mayor James McEwan to New York City Mayor William Gaynor.

2001: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that golfer Casey Martin may use a golf cart to travel between shots during PGA Tour events, under the provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act, due to Martin’s disability — Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome.

1886:The first advertisement for Coca-Cola is placed in the Atlanta Journal by Chemist John Pemberton
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