Also on this day: General George Washington issues his farewell address to the Army near Princeton, N.J. North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states with the signing of proclamations by President Benjamin Harrison.
Howard Hughes, industrialist, film producer and pilot, poses in the cockpit of his new racing plane after a test flight in Los Angeles August 17, 1935.The plane, nearly two years in construction at a cost believed to be more than $100,000, was to be piloted by Hughes in the Bendix race from Los Angeles to Cleveland. (AP Photo) President Harry S.Truman surprises the experts by winning a narrow upset over Republican challenger Thomas E.
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