Modern Era · North America · Exploration
1938
Howard Hughes flies around the world
August 1, 1938
The eccentric millionaire aviator and his crew of four flew around the world in three days, nineteen hours, and seventeen minutes, beating the previous record by four days and proving that modern aircraft could shrink the globe. Hughes, already famous, became more so. He would spend the next three decades building aircraft, dating movie stars, and retreating into madness.
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Also in 1938 (6 other events on record)
- Munich Agreement sells out Czechoslovakia · Europe · Politics
- Kristallnacht shatters German Jewry · Europe · Politics
- Germany annexes Austria · Europe · Politics
- Mexico nationalizes its oil · North America · Politics
- War of the Worlds radio broadcast · North America · Culture
- Seabiscuit beats War Admiral · North America · Culture
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Era
Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.
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