History facts

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World War I ended on November 11, 1918

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Naval aviation consisted of 6,716 officers and 30,693 men, with 282 officers and 2189 men in Marine Corp units.

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The U.S. Navy had a total of 2,107 airplanes of which 1,172 were flying boats

Other Facts from 1918 President: Woodrow Wilson Songs From 1918 “Till we meet again” “Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody”

Average annual income New car Loaf of bread Gallon of milk Gallon of gas Dow Jones Average

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$1,697 $440 $0.10 $0.56 $0.15 84

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First Carrier take-off by LCdr.. V.C. Griffin in Vought VE-7SF from U.S.S. Langley on October 17, 1922.

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Lilian Gatlin becomes first woman to fly across the U.S.

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Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr are Nobel Prize winners in Physics.

Other Facts from 1922 President: Warren G. Harding Average annual income New car Loaf of bread Gallon of milk Gallon of gas Dow Jones Average

$2,067 $390 $0.09 $0.52 $0.11

Songs from 1922 “April Showers” “Carolina in the Morning”

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Lindbergh flew Atlantic solo on May 20-21, 1927.

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The first solo nonstop Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris was completed by Charles A. Lindbergh, a distance of 3,609 miles.

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The Ryan-built “Spirit of St. Louis” cost $10,580 with the Wright J-5 engine.

Other Facts from 1927

President: Calvin Coolidge Songs From 1927 “Blue Skies” “I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover”

Average annual income New car Loaf of bread Gallon of milk Gallon of gas Dow Jones Average

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$2,400 $495 $0.09 $0.56 $0.12 175