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| 1st Flight Hawaii California Earhart, Amelia |  |
| 11th Jan 1st person to fly solo from Hawaii to California |
| Adviser MacArthur, Douglas | |
| Appointed Military Adviser to the Philippines |
| Birth of Presley, Elvis Aaron Presley, Elvis Aaron | |
| 8th Jan Birth of Elvis Aaron Presley |
| Birth of Wilder, Gene Wilder, Gene | |
| 11th June Birth of Gene Wilder |
| Composition of Gershwin Gershwin, George | |
| Boston 1st performance of, "Porgy & Bess" |
| Government Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| Washington Concentrates on social security & sets up a works progress administration |
| Invention Television Farnsworth, Philo | |
| Awarded "priority of invention" patent by the USAPatents Office |
| King of Swing Goodman, Benny | |
| Clarinetist Benny Goodman named "King of Swing"; Tommy Dorsey, Harry James , Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw lead popular dance bands |
| Military Attache Stilwell Stilwell, Joseph Warren | |
| Appointed Military Attache in Beijing |
| World Record Hughes, Howard | |
| 13th Sep Sets a new speed record, taking a plane to 352 mph |
| World Record Owens, James Cleveland "Jesse" | |
| 25th May Michigan Breaks 3 world records & ties another at the Big Ten Track and Field Championships in Michigan-in just 45 minute |
