Today in History – 29 July
1952 1st nonstop transpacific flight by a jet
1927 1st iron lung installed, Bellevue hospital, New York
1920 1st transcontinental airmail flight from New York to SF
1914 1st transcontinental phone link made between New York City and SF
1899 1st motorcycle race, Manhattan Beach, New York
1858 U.S. citizens allowed to live anywhere in Japan
1786 1st newspaper published west of Alleghanies, Pitts Gazette
1655 Biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam
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