“along with pilot Bernt Balchen, co-pilot/radioman Harold June, and photographer Ashley McKinley, made their historic first-flight over the South Pole, in 18 hours, 41 minutes. Several other exploratory flights were later made.”
June 13: Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, who was at odds with President Roosevelt’s New Deal, ended his epic filibuster—15½ hours and 150,000 words. Long’s goal had been to “require Senate confirmation of the National Recovery Administration's senior employees, and to prevent his poli...