Today in history

08/15/09 On this date: In 1914, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow in the Alaska Territory.

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Way back when: Today in history

08/15/09 Oklahoma natives Will Rogers and Wiley Post died in a plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska, as the two were on an around-the-world trip. The Oklahomans had just taken off for a 10-minute flight from their ...

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Way back when: Today in history

04/21/11 Capt. George H. Wilkins announced that he and Carl B. Elelson had flown over the North Pole from Point Barrow, Alaska, and had a narrow escape from disaster at the end of their adventure. The narrow escape ...

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