April 30: ON THIS DAY in 1945, Dachau concentration camp overrun by 7th Army
ON THIS DAY IN 1928, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “St. Louis, Mo., April 30 (AP) – Col. Charles A. Lindbergh took the Spirit of St. Louis on its last flight today. He left Lambert-St. Louis Field at 9 a.m. for Washington, where the monoplane which spanned the Atlantic will be placed in the Smithsonian Institution as an exhibit along with other history-making airplanes.”
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ON THIS DAY IN 1939, the Eagle reported, “The infinite patience of a St. Albans youth is today demonstrated by the fact that when the silken cord is snipped at 11 a.m., officially opening the World’s Fair to the public for the first time, 20-year-old George Horn will have completed 39 hours waiting at the North Gate to be the first person admitted. Come what may, George’s determination has not been dampened despite the Fair folks who can’t see the humor of the situation and occasionally chase him away. Since 8 o’clock Friday night, young Horn has been camped at the North Gate to the exposition grounds on the Flushing Meadows. Fair police or no Fair police, his claim has been staked, he declares. They may chase him, but the moment the coast is clear he trots back to take up his vigil.”