Good morning. Today is the 307th day of the year. On this day in 1947, the mammoth flying boat Hercules was flown, only once, by Howard Hughes. The $25 million, 200-ton plywood craft was nicknamed the “Spruce Goose.” It is now displayed at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon.
Well-known people who were born today include political commentator Patrick Buchanan, sex researcher Shere Hite (“The Hite Report”), singer k.d. lang, golfer Dave Stockton and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
November 2, 2012 - 12:00am
