First Helicopter Airmail Flight
On October 1, 1947, the first official Airmail service flown by helicopter was inaugurated in Los Angeles.
This Day in History
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Happy Birthday, Gene Autry
“The Singing Cowboy,” Orvon Grover “Gene” Autry was born on September 29, 1907, in Tioga, Texas.
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American Folklore Series
On September 24, 1966, the US Post Office introduced the American Folklore Series.
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Birth of Horace Moses
Horace Augustus Moses was born on September 21, 1863, in Ticonderoga, New York.
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Battle of Chickamauga
On September 20, 1863, the first major battle fought in Georgia, the bloody Battle of Chickamauga, came to a close.
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The World Series of Philately
On September 19, 1968, the American Philatelic Society (APS) introduced the World Series of Philately (WSP).
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Birth of Greta Garbo
The star was born Greta Gustafsson on September 18, 1905, in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Birth of Bernard Revel
Rabbi and scholar Bernard Revel was born on September 17, 1885, in Prienai, Russia (present-day Lithuania).
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The Moscow-Washington Hotline
On August 30, 1963, the first message was sent on the Moscow-Washington hotline.
