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Today in History: January 19, Howard Hughes sets coast-to-coast flight record

Also on this day, President Dwight D. Eisenhower held the first televised presidential press conference

A black and white image of Howard Hughes climbing out of the cockpit of a plane
Eccentric American billionaire businessman Howard Hughes (1905 – 1976) in the cockpit of the plane in which he set a record for speed, flying from Los Angeles, California, to Newark, New Jersey, in 7.5 hours, January 19, 1937. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Howard Hughes set a new transcontinental air speed record in his H-1 Racer aircraft, flying from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in seven hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.

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