Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Today -100: October 12, 1910: Of flying ex-presidents


The Massachusetts Dems still don’t have a candidate for governor. You know what doesn’t help? Leaving the decision to a Committee of Four. Which is now split 2-2. Odd numbers, people, odd numbers.

Roosevelt goes up in a plane for the first time. For four minutes. It was a spur of the moment decision when he visited an air show in St. Louis. “By George, it was fine!” he exclaimed.


That plane would crash, killing that pilot, Archibald Hoxsey, in December.

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